Come Again...

The telephone rang. It was my Aunty. She sounded quite tired. I asked her the reason why. "Oh!" she said. 'Jack has not been keeping well. I had to take him to the doctor. He was diagnosed with a case of food poisoning. I think it is because of this unpredictable weather" She then went on to describe her anguish and her relief that after two days in the ICU, after having endured iv drips and injections, he had been discharged. In fact , she had just come from the clinic. " The doctor has given specific instructions regarding his diet for one week. I have just paid 1500 dollars for his treatment and now I have to go to buy his special food".She then rambled on about other things but my mind stopped there. Whoa!! Come again!... 1500 dollars for a dog? In some parts of the world, I have seen abject poverty. People don't have enough money to even buy the bare necessities.And yet, in other parts of the same world, even animals fare better. Come Again??