Changing Colours

Once we were discussing how some people ‘change’ colors depending on the situation. At one moment they would be fiery and stern, but another moment they would like the humblest in the world. They would change according to the situation and their self-interest. At this, mother told an interesting story from her household:

It so happened that the cat which was a nuisance to mother’s kitchen gave birth to some babies somewhere on the upper shelfs. Seeing her condition, mother didn’t prevent her from entering the kitchen. But for the sly cat, motherhood had brought a great change. After she kept her babies in our kitchen, she stopped eating or stealing anything from our house! Even if milk would be kept uncovered, she would not drink anything from it! Mother was happy and she had no problems with the cat now. Before late night, the cat would feed her babies with her milk and then she would go out of the house to hunt and eat during the whole night so that mother cat remains strong enough. Then she would return in the morning. If we would be sleeping and kitchen would be closed in the morning, she would sit outside the kitchen do very soft and polite meuw-meuw, making mother to come and open the door. This way, her critical months passed without any threat.

But once her babies grew old and she took them outside our house, she changed into her previous self. She would not leave any food items untouched and would keep mother on her toes.

Mother says that when a cat can change herself this way to serve her selfish interests, what can we say about humans?

- Rahul

Changing Colours

Once we were discussing how some people ‘change’ colors depending on the situation. At one moment they would be fiery and stern, but another moment they would like the humblest in the world. They would change according to the situation and their self-interest. At this, mother told an interesting story from her household:

It so happened that the cat which was a nuisance to mother’s kitchen gave birth to some babies somewhere on the upper shelfs. Seeing her condition, mother didn’t prevent her from entering the kitchen. But for the sly cat, motherhood had brought a great change. After she kept her babies in our kitchen, she stopped eating or stealing anything from our house! Even if milk would be kept uncovered, she would not drink anything from it! Mother was happy and she had no problems with the cat now. Before late night, the cat would feed her babies with her milk and then she would go out of the house to hunt and eat during the whole night so that mother cat remains strong enough. Then she would return in the morning. If we would be sleeping and kitchen would be closed in the morning, she would sit outside the kitchen do very soft and polite meuw-meuw, making mother to come and open the door. This way, her critical months passed without any threat.

But once her babies grew old and she took them outside our house, she changed into her previous self. She would not leave any food items untouched and would keep mother on her toes.

Mother says that when a cat can change herself this way to serve her selfish interests, what can we say about humans?

- Rahul

Smile

Watching a young baby is always a delight. Once we were around a newly born baby who rested in the lap of her maternal grandpa. The baby was sleeping with her eyes closed. In between, she would give very broad smiles. After some time, her face would show another expression, may be this time of fear. Then again, a very broad and happy smile. I was gently surprised! Was the baby watching a nice dream? In that case, even in her dream, did the infant had the power of comprehension to make out nice and happy events? That was difficult to believe. Then, was she recollecting events or scenes from her past life? This we would never know. Anyways, simply watching the baby in all her smiles, perhaps without any reasons, was heart warming. I remember an anecdote: “God speaks to us in many ways”. Or else we can say, “God smiles to us in many ways”.

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- Rahul