Ho letto… A street cat named Bob
You can take the cat off the street, but you can’t take the street out of the cat. A lot of cats like to go out for a walk with their owners,’ one told me. ‘They like to go for a walk in the park or for a short stroll down the street. But I have to say Bob’s a bit unusual isn’t he?’ There were times when I wondered whether Bob and I had some kind of telepathic understanding. He could definitely read my mind sometimes, and seemed to be doing so now. He knew that I needed him so he was a constant presence, hanging around me, snuggling up close when I invited him but keeping his distance when I was having a bad time. Every now and again, I’d have moments of lucidity and clarity. At one point I remember thinking that I really understood why so many people find it so hard to kick their drug habits. It’s a physical thing as well as a mental thing. That battle of wills that’s going on in your brain is very one-sided. The addictive forces are definitely stronger than those that are trying to wean you off the drugs. Bob didn’t need drugs to get through the night. He just needed his companion: me. And at that moment I decided that was all I needed too. All I needed was Bob. Not just tonight, but for as long as I had the privilege of having him in my life. My view is that we should all take a bit from every religion and philosophy. I’m not a Buddhist but I like Buddhist philosophies, in particular. They give you a very good structure that you can build your life around. For instance, I definitely believe in karma, the idea that what goes around, comes around. I wondered whether Bob was my reward for having done something good, somewhere in my troubled life.
chiara@grannyshouse
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Vegana, yogini, fa volontariato al Canile di Mirandola "Isola del Vagabondo" ed è donatrice AVIS.
Vizia senza vergogna i suoi Bimbis e sta cercando di imparare a cucinare in una maniera decente.
Ama scrivere ma deve ancora capire se ha troppo o nulla di importante da dire.
Vegana, yogini, fa volontariato al Canile di Mirandola "Isola del Vagabondo" ed è donatrice AVIS.
Vizia senza vergogna i suoi Bimbis e sta cercando di imparare a cucinare in una maniera decente.
Ama scrivere ma deve ancora capire se ha troppo o nulla di importante da dire.
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