This morning as I got out of
my car to drop my daughter off at nursery, a car in front of me pulled
away and rolling around on the floor underneath where the car had been was a kitten. This kitten must have
been 8-10 weeks old. So not old! The kitten bounced back and fourth in a powerless
struggle. At first I wondered what was wrong with the little creature. Was it having a fit? Did it need my help?
I stood staring, holding my
daughter in my arms and wondering what I should do. I then noticed blood
coming from the kittens mouth. Although the kitten did not look to be
squashed in any way, It then occured to me that the poor little kitten must have been
injured somehow by the car that had driven away.
The kitten slowly stopped
fitting and lay very still. The kitten was now at peace.
I heard myself say the
words:
Oh my god,
Oh my god,
Oh my god
Oh my god
An old lady came along,
picked the kitten up by it's tail and threw it in the bin.
I found that this experience had awoken a flood of questions and feelings. My head started racing and my heart started beating heavily in my chest. I wondered 'where has the kitten gone?', 'It was here and now it's not!' 'What did the kitten do to deserve to die today?'. My heart felt a longing to bring the kitten back to life, to help it in some way. And I felt great sorrow for the loss of life. The completley pointless loss of life.
This morning after just 2 months of experiencing life on this planet, the kitten woke up to the birds singing and the fresh morning scent. It probably went to look for some breakfast and maybe had a little play with a leaf on the ground. And then, when it heard the traffic and people in the street it felt a little vulnerable and afraid out in the open, so it crawled under something (the car) to hide and then...BAM! Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock. Gone.
Where did that little kitty go?
I'm not going to get
religious or too philosophical and discuss the possibilities because there are far too many. But the message I am trying to convey is just how close any one of us
might be to sharing a fate like the kitten. We are close to falling into the abyss of the unknown. Scary isn't it?!!
There is something from which we cannot hide, which is, one day each one of us will have a turn at falling into the abyss and discovering what's in the big black hole. Is there a bright light waiting for us to climb into? Is the kitten sitting in the light?
This post is very unlike my
previous posts, isn't it? They are usually so positive and motivating. They
are usually so supportive, where you get a pat on the back and a 'go
show 'em how it's done kid!' Today we are going deep. We are peeping into the abyss. This is deeply
vocal after all, we're here to talk deep and to bring our thoughts into the open.
Only, this post is actually not so different. This post is an awakening. You ONLY get ONE LIFE! And we are all far too close to the edge of the abyss. Live it! Live it to it's fullest, achieve everything you possibly can, go every
place that you can get to, eat every type of food you can find to try. Experience, experience, experience. Stop complaining, stop making excuses, stop being uncaring and unloving.
Life should not be about
getting the bills paid or doing the weekly shop. It should not be about
trying to please your unappreciative boss or shutting down your social life beacuse it's 'month-end!'
Your life is simply an
experience on planet earth. You are here to become the best that you can
be. And that means in every way possible. Practise self discipline,
look after your body, go out of your way to help others and never shy from
doing all it takes to achieve your goals, desires and dreams.
And when you do reach the
edge of the abyss, just remember, it's just one more experience, one more
adventure to top the brilliant and enjoyable life you have had.
May Health, Wealth and Peace
be with you all
In loving memory of a little street
kitten that lost it's life today
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