Why cats don't do what you want them to do

kurorualice
6 days ago
2 min read

--Why people still want to live with cats

I often think this when I live with a cat.

He doesn't come even when I call him.

If you bother him, he'll run away.

If you leave him alone, he'll suddenly sit next to you.

Too free, too capricious.

So why are people so drawn to cats?

Cats are creatures that cannot be controlled

Dogs can read people's emotions.

Cats prioritize their own feelings.

This difference is huge.

Cats rarely behave in a way that suits people.

They come to you when they're happy, and move away when they're unhappy.

There are no polite remarks there.

That's why cats' behavior is honest .

The moment the cat comes to you is the moment you've been chosen

When the cat sits on your lap.

When you curl up next to me.

When you look at me quietly.

It's not something the cat had to do, it's a choice it made .

This feeling is hard to come by in human relationships.

It's not something that's needed, nor does it fulfill a role.

It was just a feeling that it was decided that "it's okay to be here now."

That somehow stays in my mind.

Cats destroy people's desire for approval

Cats don't get carried away even if you praise them.

Even when angry, he doesn't pretend to be remorseful.

In human society,

·evaluation

・Expectations

·air

We tend to be swayed by things like this.

With cats, none of that works.

So it's confusing at first.

But gradually,

There will be more and more time when you don't have to try hard.

Cats know the "perfect distance"

The cat doesn't get too close.

But I can't leave it completely.

At the edge of your vision, just out of reach.

Get closer only when necessary.

This sense of distance is quite advanced.

Humans either get too close and destroy it,

Do you end your relationship if you get too far away?

It's easy to lean to one side or the other.

Cats naturally choose somewhere in between.

Living with a cat makes people a little quieter

Cats have no language.

So we also limit our words.

Then,

·sound

・Presence

・Between

I become sensitive to such things.

Cats are in our lives,

Perhaps they are creatures that create space .

summary

Cats are neither gentle nor obedient.

But he is honest, free-spirited, and good at keeping his distance.

That's why people feel a little proud when a cat likes them.

It's not domination,

Because it feels like you've been chosen .

The cat is not trying to heal people.

I'm just living my life the way I am.

While watching it from the side,

People can get back to themselves a little bit.