Things a Cat Taught Me
Before I raised a cat, I thought I was a pretty decent adult.
I ate on time, slept well, and did my work reasonably well.
But after a cat came into our house,
I learned a completely new truth about life.
No one taught it, but the cat knew.
The really important things.
First, if you don't like something, you can just leave.
If a cat doesn't like something, it just leaves.
If you're petting it and it suddenly slaps your hand away They disappear, or sit in front of the food, stare for a while, and then just turn around. They don't walk away. They don't even explain.
They just go when they want to go, and stay when they want to stay.
I envied that.
It reminded me of myself, sitting with a smile in a place I hated.
Second, a single ray of sunlight is enough.
The moment my cat looks happiest is when they are lying right by the window where the sunlight hits.
It’s not an expensive toy, nor is it a special treat.
Just a warm ray of sunlight.
Watching that, I found myself thinking,
"What did I feel was enough today?"
Third, sleeping when you want to sleep It's the best.
Cats sleep 12 to 16 hours a day.
At first, I wondered, "Is it okay to sleep like that?"
But when I look at the cat's eyes after waking up...
They are completely charged. Sparkling.
I think about wanting to sleep like that every day, too.
Although I have already set five alarms for today. 🙃
Fourth, when you want attention, just climb up.
When I'm working on my laptop,
my cat invariably climbs onto the keyboard.
It's no use saying, "I'm busy right now."
She just sits down. As I started kneading.
At first it was a bother, but one day I suddenly realized.
"Ah, this cat wanted to come to me."
They come without me having to say anything. That is the cat's way of expressing itself.
There are so many times when I have something I want to say but can't.
Fifth, if you know they will return, you can wait.
When I leave for work and come home,
there is a cat waiting at the front door.
They don't pretend to welcome me. But it's right there. It rubs its body slightly against my feet and walks toward the food bowl. I don't know if it means "Give me food" or "You're here," but that one scene melts away the fatigue of the day. Waiting means believing, doesn't it? The fact that my cat believes in me strangely makes me want to live a better life. My cat doesn't say a word to me today either. But it teaches me something every day. Things that are conveyed without words, that it is okay to live slowly, and that just being here in this moment is enough. Thanks to my small and proud teacher, I am becoming a slightly better person today. 🐱
💬 Is there anything you learned from your pet that stands out the most?
Please share it in the comments so we can relate! 😊
Dog owners are welcome to comment too — I'm really curious about what dogs teach you, too 🐶
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