The Hachiko Effect- A Love That Transcends

Hachiko is not a person. He is a dog (a male one). And what’s special about this dog is the loyalty he gave to his master. Originally happened in the 1920’s the story of this amazing creature has reached the 21st century and still touched the lives of many people, including mine.

Last Friday, I watched the American version starred by Richard Gere. I watched it twice and twice I cried. Well I am not gonna write the entire details of the story (I want you to watch it). But for a little background, it’s about a dog, an Akita breed that in one way or another developed a certain bond with his master.

Hachiko always goes with his master on the town’s train station before he goes to work and in the afternoon he would wait for the arrival of his master on the same spot near the station. He would always do that for a long period of time. Until one day a tragedy happened.

While Hachiko’s master was still at work (he was a professor), he had a cardiac arrest and eventually died. Hachiko did not know what happened (or perhaps he did, he’s a dog and we don’t know what’s on their minds). So, he continued to wait for his master on the same spot and on the same time for the next 9 or so years, until he was found dead.

I don’t know what to call that but for me it’s definitely love. It’s a love that transcends beyond the physical aspects of every creature. No matter who and what we are, when true love plays its part, there will be no boundaries, regardless of the race, the nation and even religion. I hope we will all learn from the story of Hachiko.

Let love transcend beyond where we are right now. When all men in this world do the same thing, that will become the word I invented, the Hachiko effect.