It was one of those days - my hooman came back home after a week-long absence. I was feeling somewhat itchy with anticipation all day long, as I could feel her returning. I was restless and couldn‘t even take any delicious naps that day, the most favorite part of every cat’s day (that and mealtime of course). But sometimes, when too much is going on, even masters can fail at their innate privilege, and so did I that day. So you can imagine how I was feeling by the end of the day!
However, when my hooman arrived later that night, I couldn’t contain my excitement. It meant our bedtime routine was back! And so were the cuddles. As I rushed my hooman to bed that night, and as I climbed to bed with her, I started purring extra loud as I couldn’t contain my happiness. It was absolute bliss for me! And it was then that I realized how complicated hoomans are.
You see, when we cats are happy and content, we show it. And we’re loud about it. As we are when we’re unhappy about something (although, silent treatment sometimes works too, as does turning your back to your hoomans as I’ve seen Apricot to practice quite often, with mixed results though). Anyway, the point is - you KNOW when cats are happy because we can’t help but purr. And why should we even try to contain our happy state? It’s the best feeling in the world! And it’s literally good for your health too
.But hoomans… well, hoomans are so complicated. For some peculiar reason, they try to hide their emotions at all costs and even pride themselves for that if they succeed. I’m not quite sure what is there to be proud of, but one thing is for sure and that is, that this behaviour is pretty damn confusing. And you would think, perhaps it’s just us cats, that find it difficult to decode this behaviour. That if this is a hooman thing, perhaps other hoomans will be able to read it easily, and it’s just us cats being sort of lost in translation. But I find that it’s even more confusing for hoomans than us cats. You see, we cats can at least smell happiness so to speak, as well as sadness. But hoomans are completely hopeless at that.
So I often think, how easy hooman lives would be if you guys just purred like us cats. On autopilot, just because you want to show your loved one how happy you are in that moment that you’re sharing with them. Wouldn’t that be beautiful? And I bet sharing your happiness in this way and making it clear to the other hooman, would actually make you guys even happier. Talking from my own experience here, and you know you can trust a cat – especially if that cat is me. And you know why that is? Because sharing your happiness and letting it be expressed and released in such a way, instead of keeping it inside for whatever silly reason, multiplies happiness! So basically, you will become this kind of ball of happiness that’s ever-expanding.
Sounds good? Good!! I promise it will make your life so much easier. And everyone around you too. I feel hoomans just don't show their happiness enough. You know, during the little moments of every day. Just the pure pleasure of sharing a moment with someone. It should be acknowledged.
Now I am aware of the difference in our biologies and figured that hoomans can’t exactly purr (that’s something only the most advanced species have been blessed with, which hoomans clearly are not). Hoever, I’m sure you can find your own way of purring. Let that be your homework today - find your unique purr and put it to practice. I can’t wait to hear all about it next time we meet!
I shall start practising purring right away!