Friday, May 8, 2009

The purr-pose of cats.


'Her function is to sit and be admired.' - Georgina Strickland

Cats don't have a todo list, they just do what, in their cat-world, needs to be done. Much of the time the amounts to very little at all. They just sit and observe their immediate surroundings and decide if anything presents itself to be explored further, though usually not. If they are content, there is no need to look for a problem to solve, that's not the cat way. Eat, sleep, clean, and take frequent naps, what more is there. There is always the chance a toy will need to be repositioned, but that is not necessary every day. Sometimes, toys will remain untouched for weeks at a time with no apparent cause for alarm.

Cats like to keep things simple, that's a good lesson for all. So if it seems like the world is getting more complicated and confusing, it's not. We just need to figure out simpler ways to look at that apparent complexity, and when we do, we might just be OK. The world hasn't changed, we have!

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