For a dog, you don't need big cars, big houses or designer clothes. Status symbols meant nothing to him. A piece of wood is fine. A dog doesn't care if you're rich or poor, smart or stupid, smart or dumb. A dog doesn't judge others by their color, creed or class, but by who they are inside. Give him your heart, and he'll give you his. It's really that simple, but even so, we humans, so much wiser and more sophisticated, have always had trouble figuring out what really matters and what doesn't. How many people can you talk about this? How many people make you feel rare, pure and special? How many people make you feel extraordinary?