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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / June 2006No Such thing as "just a"
There is a poem called "Just a Horse" which I think is exactly how we feel about all our animal companions and the people who think "just a cat" "just a horse" well they really are "just people". I'd say this applies to any of our animal companions. Author Unknown. From the NY Thoroughbred owners site. JUST A HORSE! From time to time, people tell me, "lighten up, it's just a horse," or, "that's a lot of money for "just a horse". They don't understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs involved for "just a horse." Some of my proudest moments have come about with "just a horse." Many hours have passed and my only company was "just a horse," but I did not once feel slighted. Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by "just a horse,' and in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of "just a horse" gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day. If you, too, think it's "just a horse," then you will probably understand phrases like "just a friend," "just a sunrise," or "just a promise." "Just a horse" brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust, and pure unbridled joy. "Just a horse" brings out the compassion and patience that make me a better person. Because of "just a horse" I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly to the future. So for me and folks like me, it's not "just a horse" but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment. "Just a horse" brings out what's good in me and diverts my thoughts away. I hope that someday they can understand that it's not "just a horse" but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from being "just a woman/man." So the next time you hear the phrase "just a horse" just smile, because they "just" don't understand. Because of four "just cats" I get up in the morning. Because they're "just cats" I plow through horrific stress-filled days at my job. Because they're "just cats" I think twice each time the compulsion comes over me to hurt myself. Because they're "just cats" I am overjoyed to come home instead of griping about the cost of bus fare, and try to keep myself in even temper so I don't get into any fighting with my husband; "just cats" don't like the noise and the hurt feelings, the aggravation and disharmony. Because they're "just cats" I wake up smiling, say Good Morning to God and thank Him/Her for those cats, and the man who loves them like his own children too. Blessed be, Baha > There is a poem called "Just a Horse" which I think is exactly how we > feel about all our animal companions and the people who think "just a [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > So the next time you hear the phrase "just a horse" just smile, because they > "just" don't understand. > There is a poem called "Just a Horse" which I think is exactly how we > feel about all our animal companions and the people who think "just a [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > If you, too, think it's "just a horse," then you will probably understand > phrases like "just a friend," "just a sunrise," or "just a promise." <snip> > So the next time you hear the phrase "just a horse" just smile, because > they > "just" don't understand. Beautifully written and so true! Thanks. Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek Personally, I pity anyone who can possibly think of any animal as "just a ___". It surely means they've never experienced, to the bottom of their heart, the unconditional love of a pet. Even if they had a pet, the pet didn't live in their heart the way our cats (and assorted other critters) do in ours. I think that humans who bring animals into their lives take one of two possible attitudes. They regard said animal as a family member, and love it wholeheartedly. Or they regard it as a piece of property, the more's the pity for both them and the pet. I feel sincerely sorry for anyone who's never experienced what it means to REALLY love a pet, regardless of whether they've had a pet or not. Because you don't actually have to have a pet of your own to love them. Gosh knows that I loved the pets of family and friends for years before my mom let me get a pet, and I sure as heck got loved plenty in return. But the people who've never experienced what that feels like... how colorless their lives must be! I'd be so much less of a human being if I'd never known and loved the beautiful, wonderful animals and birds who've been a part of my life... both my own cats and the pets of my family, friends, neighbors, etc. If those people only knew what a priceless, spectacular thing they're missing, they'd never utter the phrase "just a ____" again. It's sad for those people, really. Donna and the two cats who are "just" among the most doted-upon, spoiled creatures in the time zone, Captain and Stanley > But the people who've never experienced what that feels like... how > colorless their lives must be! I'd be so much less of a human being if I'd [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > It's sad for those people, really. This is why I've always believed that when an animal crosses The Bridge, that there is a person on the other end who has never known what joy and love a pet can bring, who will know and care for the little one until that animal is reunited with its loved ones; and that both the creature and the one who had to wait for heaven to bring the happiness of an animal companion will be saying words of thanks. Blessed be, Baha >> But the people who've never experienced what that feels like... how >> colorless their lives must be! I'd be so much less of a human being if [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > Blessed be, > Baha Having just experienced six years that taught me a cat's love is as fine as any, and that's 50 years of cats, I must point out that Nelson, the cricket, was once a member of my house. Nelson was pretty bright as crickets go. All life is sacred. All consciousness is fleeting. It's been a week since Max left this mortal coil. The Leonardo Da Vinci of cats. Actually Leonardo would be jealous. > All life is sacred. > All consciousness is fleeting. This is a familiar-sounding pair of phrases. Did you get them from something? Joyce If someone said that before me, it's hardly surprising. Personal experience. The word ephemeral applies, I think. H. PS My kids had pet scorpions; Fed them crickets; Nelson was spared. He was different. Nelson was. So was Max, only moreso. Changed my life, that kitty did. > > All life is sacred. > > All consciousness is fleeting. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Joyce |
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