Disappointment

How does an owner deal with disappointment?

Tonight my dearest mouse disappointed me by not living up to an expectation that she planted in my head. As an equal partner my responsibility would be to speak my mind, let her know how I feel. As an owner, my duty to myself and to her is the same. But here I am writing my thoughts before I speak them because of a desire to set down the dilemma in my mind before I unravel it.

So, how does one who can command anything deal with a let down? The simple answer is that I give her the command to fulfill my expectation. But my heart pulls at me. Why should I have to command this?

No Master is God, a god, or even a superior being. But the similarity between this dilemma and the Christian idea that perhaps God gave us free will so that we could love him is striking.

My head and heart are too fully enmeshed in the moment to provide me with a clear answer, but I will seek it out.