TGIF
Every night it’s the same routine.
The cat comes in about 9:00 pm and sits by my chair and waits.
I know she’s there, but I pay little attention.
Occasionally, she will make an attempt to get me to interact with her, but mostly she sits and waits.
She knows that soon I’ll get out of the chair and crawl into bed…and that’s what she’s waiting for.
The second I get under the cover she’s on the bed and you can hear her purring from next door.
She purrs and knits and weaves, pumping her paws like furry pistons in ecstasy.
Finally, exhausted from her efforts, she lays down and sleeps the rest of the night.
She does this every night, and every night I pretty much ignore the entire ritual.
Still, we repeat it every night.
I began to ponder this…why does she repeat this every night and what does she get out of it?
What is the source of her joy?
Why does she keep coming back when there is so little response?
I think I know the answer…
The joy is from just simply knowing I’m there, that I’ve provided for her in the past, and she believes that my presence assures her future.
That is enough to bring her joy every day…and to bring her back to express it every night.
My cat has a more mature faith than I do.
Make your own application…
Ahhhh. Love your cat stories.
Awesome.
This story reminds me of a great teaching I heard by Jamie Buckingham many years ago.
He said that people live in three modes: Being, Relating, and Achieving.
This cat just likes to Be with you.
I am a Being type person myself.
I used to be more into Relating than I am now. Never much into Achieving.
But sometimes those who are Being are achieving more than those who are busy Achieving.
I learned a lot from Jamie Buckingham…
“But sometimes those who are Being are achieving more than those who are busy Achieving.” That’s a keeper!
Sounds like marriage.
The paw pumping is what they do to mamma when they are nursing. It took me a long time to figure it out. My oldest did it to my robe as a baby that was abandoned by his mom. I would hold him in my lap and he would pump and suck on the robe as if I were mom. He still does it today and finds great comfort and security in doing so. You are his comfort and security just by being there… but you knew that.
“democracy demands an educated and informed electorate” Jefferson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iz-LxZnPjJA#!
There is hope for us.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cnAfSsk2wc
If this is not the Gospel incarnate I dont know what is. I really do not. Just listen to this person, going through great struggle and hoping. I understand this ticks many off in the apologetic community as hoping, seeking, struggling and other such Satanic manifestations are signs of the end times. Trust me or dont just read the blogs they are signs of the end times. I guess God did not get the memo because we are still here but that is another post.