This morning during my sacred time (a Tom Brown term: time to connect with nature and God, relax, appreciate, do a little spiritual workout, and prepare for the day.) I saw something good enough I need to share it. I suppose I should also mention about a week ago during another sacred time I saw a skunk walk right in front of me. They walk funny. Kind of a hop-lope.
Anyways, there was an older woman, bright pink dress, dark blue jacket over it. She was round and small, with a short gait and a waddle to her walk that made me suspect some chronic pain and stiffness in her knees/hips. I'd seen her walking along the sidewalk before; she's a local, and friendly. But then the remarkable thing: following, about a hundred feet behind her, was a grey and white cat. Stomach saggy like female cats sometimes tget after being neutered. And it was following her like a little duckling that didn't want its mom to notice. It paused a few times to look around at things it was curious about, and see if it had been noticed, but then continued on, following the women out of sight down the sidewalk. Something about that warmed my heart. That cat must love that old woman. Cats are not the kind of animal to follow someone, certainly not for so long, with such focus. Fifteen or so minutes later, as I was finishing up, I saw the woman walking back along the sidewalk in the other direction, and the cat was still following her. It had gotten a bit closer, but then seemed to realize this and waited until the distance was back to normal.
I was just reading about bhakti, the heartfelt, all-consuming, personal connection and attachment to divinity. That cat seems like a nice illustration.
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