Hound of The Baskervilles
WoofGranny is upset. She isn't getting on with new cat. Padgett 1 (The Fellowship of The Ring) spent so long in her company that it knew no other life than doing what she did. Bed at 10, in all night, up around 8, sit around most of the day, lie in the sun if it's shining. A fairly passive existence.
I stayed with Granny once, years ago, and saw Padgett with something bright blue at the end of the lawn. 'Granny, I think your cat has got a bird', (Den down the road kept them in an aviary in his garden), 'Oh no darling, she couldn't possibly have something like that'. Padgett was feline perfection, she could do no wrong.
Padgett 2 was similar to Padgett, though she bit Granny quite a lot (deep full-on crunching bites), in her state of mind Granny simply replaced her affection for Padgett with Padgett 2 (who was officially called Stephanie).
Now she's telling me that Padgett 3, The Return of The King (who incidentally and confusingly she refers to as Padgett 2 - Stephanie appears to have been airbrushed from history), Fudge as she should be known is not the same as her other cat: she is not as loving.
Poor Granny. Cats should all be alike: attention on demand, sleep on her bed, in all night, fed by magic and never have to change a litter tray. She can't get used to it. The nature of her illness is she can't get used to anything new.
If you want to become whole, let yourself be partial.If you want to become straight, let yourself be crooked.If you want to become full, let yourself be empty.If you want to be reborn, let yourself die.If you want to be given everything, give everything up.The Master, by residing in the Tao, sets an example for all beings.Because he doesn't display himself, people can see his light.Because he has nothing to prove, people can trust his words.Because he doesn't know who he is, people recognize themselves in him.Because he has no goal in mind, everything he does succeeds.When the ancient Masters said,"If you want to be given everything, give everything up,"they weren't using empty phrases.Only in being lived by the Tao can you be truly yourself.
