There's a saying that I am not too sure if it is true or not, but I hear some projects start, and then before you know it, those writing projects you've created has been in the works for years on end, maybe more.
Because your faith and sacrifice, the price you're paying for your silence, will make you a better, a greater being. Or, at least, it could. But my faithlessness can do nothing. It's powerless.
Many, many dogs are mistreated - being left home alone, potentially locked in a cage or stuck outside for several hours a day while the owners go out for work or whatever else.