"Mother, I want that little kitty," ask me while I'm pointing my hand toward the little cat inside the glass box at the pet shop.
"No." reply mother without any hesitation.
"Please, I can take care of it."
"No." Again, without any moment of though.
"Then what can I do so I can keep it?"
"Good question. " And we walk to supermarket inside the area where they sell flower's seed.
"How about we make a deal?"
"Deal?"
"I give you the chance to pick any seed that you like. If you manage to raise a flower until it blooms, then you can take the pet that you like, deal?"
"Alright! You better keep your promise!"
"Okay, I will."
So I picked the sunflower seed.
At first, I bury the seed on the ground. "Now bloom!"
Mother shaking her head. "A flower can't bloom quickly."
"What should I do?"
"You need to water it."
So I water the seed. 3 days later, a small sprout emerged.
"I did it!"
"I can see the improvement."
I put lots of water to make it bloom quickly! But suddenly the sprout wilted.
"Why it's wilted?!"
"Because you're giving too much water."
Again, I bury the seed and water it. when the sprout come, I giving it less water than usual. The sprout is growing but it's color changing to yellow and died out.
"Not again!!"
"You give water too little."
"Mother, I had enough! This isn't going anywhere! I don't want to do this anymore!!!"
"How can you keep a pet if you can't even manage the simple living thing like this sunflower?"
"What?"
"You have to take more responsibilities when you taking care of small animal than a flower. They are a living thing, not a toy that you can play with."
"...."
After that, I dismissed the idea of wanting a pet.
From then on, I realize the weight of taking care of life and the responsibilities that I must shoulder.
