"I remind you of the Four Noble Truths - the thirdTruth asserts that
through the elimination of craving, suffering can be brought to an
end."
Ok. This is reasonable. But I have had dogs. Dogs are your big
slobbering buddies who are very consistent in their habits. The
following questions always get the same response: "Yes!"
"Wanna play ball?"
"Wanna go for a walk?"
"Wanna wrestle?"
"Wanna car ride?"
I have a female Tabby. The only consistent response I get is when I
clap my hands and say, "GET OFF THAT KITCHEN COUNTER!"
Did you see the Star Trek episode where Spock did a mind meld with the
Horta? (This is a Horta - http://www.70disco.com/images/horta2.jpg)
The Horta was spewing acid and drilling holes underground. The miners
thought it was aggressive but, in fact, it was only defending its
eggs. (These are Horta eggs -
http://www.siriusmercantile.com/imguploads/horta3.jpg)
There are cat psychics out there. My friend, a lady who loves cats
shows, says they have one who comes over and tells you what's up with
what your cat likes and doesn't like. How hard can it be to
psychically probe that little bitty brain? Could a glimpse into a
cat's mind cause insanity? Would it be worth it?
Mike in Illinois
On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:49:18 -0500, Ted Davis <tdavis@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:35:34 -0500, Mike wrote:
>
>> True serenity comes from acceptance of their nature without trying to
>> understand it.
>>
>> I know that many of you have accepted the alien nature of your cats.
This
>> is a mature and sensible way to live. Otherwise you, too, would be
>> booby-hatch candidates. My problem is that mysteries puzzle me. What is
>> gravity? What is time? What is thought? What goes on in her fluid brain
>> that makes her decide today is Dry Food Day and tomorrow is Wet Food
Day?
>> Why does she sleep next to my pillow one day and avoid me the next? I
have
>> to know or I will have no peace. Probably I will have no peace.
>
>I read abstracts of papers on the nature of gravity, space-time, etc.,
and
>sometimes books or complete papers. I am fascinated by
>mathematical/physical singularities (what lies between tan 90-e and
>tan 90+e degrees as e approaches 0 and the like). I understand much and
I
>understand that my understanding has limits - one of those limits is the
>way cat brains work. I remind you of the Four Noble Truths - the third
>Truth asserts that through the elimination of craving, suffering can be
>brought to an end.
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