The good Shepherd

I get this story from a teacher and synchronize it with my experience... 

"a long time ago, before the disease and robberies of buffalo

I used to see my father take care of his buffalo a lot. 

He even name the buffalo with names,

somehow the buffalo always came when he called a name.

the buffalo is very obedient to him as he always there taking care of his buffalo.

he always bring the buffalo near the river 

where there are lots of grass and plenty of water 

so the buffalo can eat and drink.

In times, father bring some of his strongest buffalo to plow the paddy field

after a time he will let the buffalo rest and get another one to continue plowing

Young buffalo sometimes doesn't follow his command, 

so he will hit it wit a rope or cane until the buffalo listen to him

He will then bring the buffalo to eat and to drink in the evening until dusk 

Sometimes when we are out of firewood, father bring a buffalo 

not to big that it can't go though narrow spaces

and not to small until it cannot bring heavy load.

He will pick woods and put it in a chart and when it is full, 

father will ask the buffalo to bring it home alone.

and it always home 

My sister or brother will then take off the load when the buffalo came

Father would be very happy when there is a newborn buffalo

he take care of it very nice

As time goes by some buffalo will get older or became sick

father will always get a way to heal the sick or dying old buffalo,

the were a time he called a veterinarian although it cost almost all of his money

but he is very happy to see the buffalo healing up 

and whenever his buffalo didn't make it or in a harsh word died,

his tears will drop, but he always hide it from us like a typical man 

Then, what is a good shepherd for you?

For me this is what it is, my father in this story is the Father in Heaven 

and the buffalo is me or us

even we were still in the womb, he know us, 

He already name us, and always call us, taking care of us.

whenever we hear Him and obey Him, He were there always, taking care of us

He give us foods and drinks, plenty of them, and it never run out, 

He give us test and works so that He can put us in a rest and comfort for a while, 

Whenever we disobey Him, He struck us with things, such as problems, so that we will listen to Him

and come back to Him. So when we had a problem, big or small, think back, are we listening to Him?

He never give us test that we can't handle, test for us is always fair and with faith and believing, we always gonna make it.

Hearing His voice alone, can bring us back from the deep jungle to home and release the load we carry

He will wait for us with smile during our baptism, because He knew we are coming, as the shepherd see his buffalo is pregnant 

and cry a lot when we left Him, as we died or go into other religion

and He'll do anything to get you back whenever you are gone,

He even sacrifice His only Son  to get YOU

That is a Good Shepherd for me 

YOU?