The Truth About Cats
Oreo's eyes slipped open, then searched the room for the presences of humans. There was only one, her charge, Boo with the angelic face, pride and joy of Oliver O'Toole. Gently disengaging herself from the child's arms, she teleported onto the well-padded backrest above the child, her black fur rippling with light.
Jordan Marley turned when she moved, looking back from the kitchen door where he stood watching Oliver and Shane.
Oreo gave the angel a respectful nod, then started licking the back of one paw. Once she had both eyebrows just the way she liked them – cats are proud and won't apologize for it – she struck a very nice sitting pose and turned to look at Reader.
I just gave you two clues about cats that most humans are not aware. First, cats teleport, it is a gift we are born with. Now think about some of the odd places you might have found your cat, and you'll understand. If you see us trying to get away from something, all four legs working furiously but not going anywhere, it's, well, let me explain it this way. Sometimes when we are startled, the porter glitches and we port to and from the same spot several times in the span of a second. What you see is the comic side effect, legs churning, etc. Now that you know, just watch, you'll see it. Nuff' said.
Another gift cats have is our eyes. We see so much more than humans do. Humans are surrounded by an unseen world and most are completely clueless about it. The angel Jordan is a good example of the good help available. But not all of what you don't see is good. There are the others. If you see a cat up on its hind legs and swatting madly at empty air, chances are there is something in your home you don't want there. Sometimes, it could also be momentary dementia. It happens mostly with kittens.
Thing is, God made a finite number of angels that are limited because they can only be in one place at a time. Which is why His Wisdom also made cats. There are lots of us. Mostly we are sent to watch the little ones like Boo, to protect and fight for when necessary. Jordan is not concerned about little Boo at the moment because he knows that I am on the job watching over her.
A third gift that cats have is completely unknown to humans and that because of a misunderstanding very long ago in Rome. Some overthinking human eager to explain the wiles and sometimes capricious nature of love, introduced the notion that "Cupid" was born of mythology and loosed upon the world as a naked kid with a boy and arrow. Ludicrous. It is actually cats who play the role of Cupid. Because of our gift of seeing the unseen, we are well able to bring perfectly matched strangers together and impart happiness to both. Although some literature paints Cupid as careless, it is not true. Admittedly, there have been mistakes, reference momentary dementia above. As much as cats do their best, love can be confusing.
If you are not familiar with Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream, you should be. It illustrates how love can be unreasonable. Example, "Methinks, mistress, you should have little reason for that. And yet, to say the truth, reason and love keep little company together nowadays."
In defense of love, the character's name is "Bottom" so you can't help but smile. See what I did there? Bottom? But? Smile? Ok, for a human that's probably over the top. Little Boo gets it, to her the name Bottom is funny. A child's highly developed sense of humor is much like a cat's, but then our sense of hygiene is also similar. Point is, reason and love keep company together when handled correctly.
You have seen an example of love handled correctly. My work can be seen in the chronicles of Signed Sealed Delivered, you just didn't notice. Note the episode with the coffee cart. What you probably didn't see was the woman in the background who is stepping into line and would have been ahead of Shane. But that stranger was suddenly diverted by a cat winding around her legs, making her hesitate. Shane steps in line behind Oliver, setting the stage for love to begin. I am that cat who put them together. Some of my best work.
So, have you ever known a cat who was not mysterious? I would laugh, but it really does not sound pleasant. That's a tiny glimpse into the life of a cat. If you have a hard time accepting a cat as Cupid, then you really don't want to know what the tooth fairy really is. That's just ugly! Cheese Whiz!
Oreo looked down, licked the back of another paw, and started cleaning the backs of her ears.
Oh, one more thing while you're here. Happy Valentine's Day.
