My mother and I are foster parents for our local animal shelter. Spring is my favorite season because not only are we released from the chilly clutches of winter, it's also when litters of kittens are born and need care. There are currently 7 little fuzz balls scattered around the room climbing Mt. Bathrobe and discovering the mysterious beyond of the closet door. Watching them gives me a great sense of calm and today, I found perspective.
Kittens are fearless creatures who go through life in a system of trial and error. If they don't know what something is, they pounce, swat, hiss, and spat at it until they get the answer. They quickly realize what is good, bad, and ugly because they find out themselves. When things get scary they run for the dog, or their human to provide them a tiny bit of comfort before they are back on their way?
Why aren't we like that? It's human nature to be curious, but our overwhelming sense of caution dictates our lives. I have noticed in my own life that I am hesitant to try anything new unless I've examined it thoroughly My last relationship (if you call it that) was a system of very careful and cautious situations where I wound up falling in love with someone I honestly barely knew. I have an overwhelming need to control the situations I put myself in and I never go forward with anything. I'm seeing how much life I am missing because of it.
Another thing that differentiates kittens from humans is a little thing called pride. Kittens don't care what they look like when they run full force into a mirror thinking it goes forward than it actually does. They go forward without hesitation nor a care what they look like. No pride, no ego nothing to hold them back.
I think we should all take a step back and learn.
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This reminds of me Kimmy's attitude in life. Maybe her fearlessness is what makes her such a great companion and stress reliever? I never thought about it like that before! :)
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