Life with Mithra has been quite a mixed time of joy, pain and bafflement. This cat is beautiful, put perhaps just a little bit evil. He’s quickly made himself at home here in my apartment, giving some much needed life to my living room and some unappreciated gnaws to my bamboo plant. If I leave my bedroom door open he’ll not let me sleep, trying always to snuggle into my neck and chew on my hair. Oh, but he’s adorable and cute when he’s not being a demon. He’s sleeping beside me on the couch at the moment, finally tired from the chasing of strings and his stuffed ape.
It’s an interesting lesson to see Mithra taken with illusions, whether it’s his belief a moving curtain is alive or his inablity to discern the pattern of a string going around in circles on the floor. We humans are not free of delusions, by any means, and that’s one of the great challenges we have in evolving, to recognize and overcome our countless delusions. I have a feeling that Mithra will keep me mindful of my own limitations and push me to move forward with my realizations and practice. If nothing else, I must cultivate compassionate firmness when teaching him it’s not at all acceptable for him to bite and claw my hand when he wishes.
10 comments on “Life With Mithra”
I’m glad you enjoyed it. I am restraining myself from going overboard with kitten photo posts, I assure you.
Oh, he’s truly evil sometimes. My only visable scratch is between my left themb and index finger. I’ve been lucky to leave our battles with only that one scar. 😉
There’ll be plenty of photos for the next while, I’m sure.
Things are all calm on the western front. Mithra is grooming.
Mithra is definitely less glamourous. He’s suave, but more ruggedly handsome.
Oh, yay, I’m glad to see you finally updated there.
I like this one especially.
Make sure to use toys when playing with the kitten, or else your hand will become an infadel in his Holy Jihad…. 😀
I’ve learned this lesson quickly.
Well, you need to take more photos to put up then. 😉
Bah, you know I disagree.
You are very interesting, in my opinion.
All kitties are at least a little bit evil. Don’t let anyone tell you they grow out of it, either. Pandora is now considered a senior cat, and she’s still a little demon. An adorable demon, of course : P