~~~Just for my sweet sister Suzanne~~~

~~~Just A Cat~~~

From time to time, people tell me, “lighten up, it’s just a cat,” or, “that’s alot of money for just a cat.”They don’t understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs involved for “just a cat.”Some of my proudest moments have come about with “just a cat.”Many hours have passed and my only company was “just a cat,” but I did not once feel slighted. Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by “just a cat,” and in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of “just a cat” gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day. If you, too, think it’s “just a cat,” then you will probably understand phrases like “just a friend,” “just a sunrise,” or “just a promise.”“Just a cat” brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust, and pureunbridled joy.“Just a cat” brings out the compassion and patience that make me a betterperson.Because of “just a cat”, I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly to the future. So for me and folks like me, it’s not “just a cat” but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and the pure joyof the moment.“Just a cat” brings out what’s good in me and diverts my thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day. I hope that someday they can understand that it’s not “just a cat”, but thething that gives me humanity and keeps me from being “just a man or woman.”So the next time you hear the phrase “just a cat” just smile… because they “just don’t understand.”

by Richard Biby

with much love from Miss Peach >(^,^)<

for Toni