Arada

My cat gave birth. She came to me and asked me about being a mother. She said “Arada, what should I do with my kittens??? On one hand I want them to grow to become independent and self-reliant, thus I want them to exercise this independence now by sleeping alone. But on the other hand, I also want them to look after me in the future and also to think about their sisters/brothers in the world. I don’t want them to lose their identity - which is compromise and sharing rather than competition. I also want them to be rich and happy but not at the expense of others. My wish for them is to live a modest life caring for their community……. ” she then stopped talking and got lost in her thought. Suddenly, as if waking from her sleep, she said “you know what I have been watching them from the day they were born and I have never seen any kind of community feeling in them. I have never seen any form of catriotism in them. They only care about themselves and always want to satisfy their own needs. Can you believe it…they even want to have a child from the dog. If they continue like this our whole species will be extinct………this will happen over my dead body….i know what I have to do”. Immediately she left me and ate all her kittens.