The trains are not running for the whole month so I could not travel to the countryside; no gardening and no playing with my orange cats for weeks! This second wave of pandemic was started by human trafficking of illegal immigrants to work in factories in some areas of Thailand.
I am drifting into the pandemic situation in my country just for the sake of personal journal; you could skip the next two paragraphs.
The pressure from the public meant that civil servants and police officers who were involved in this illegal caravan of workers had to be exposed. The funny thing is that these illegal immigrants have been gradually cone through natural holes along the border; these people have been living in over crowded condition for months. However, there has been no report of any death by coronavirus among these slum-like quarters. The problem started when a Thai employer got infected with the virus and got detected by the high temperature. The hospital visit confirmed the virus infection thus sparked panic among Thai people with whom he had contacted. This gave rise to the setting up of many million bahts of budget to contain the spread of the infection. The two elderly people who died with coronavirus infection already had ill health and serious health conditions such as heart problem and diabetes. The number of people with positive result got cured and discharged from hospitals everyday. The government has recently incurred more public debt via special bonds; there is no oversight of how these money is going to be dispensed. Some groups of people are going to enjoy windfall of printed money at ordinary taxpayers. Most Thai people now know about the fact that our local herbal medicine can cure people infected with this virus.
A very brave ex-Senator gave an in-depth interview on the matter and ask the officials to support this as a cheaper and effective alternative cure for people who could not access Public Health Service easily. There was no response from the officials, doctors, researchers, pharmacists and drug industries. People who got cured by taking this herbal medicine refused to come out for fear of reprisal by some stakeholders. The elites continue to hype up fear and tighten control of the population. Over 3000 people tested positive, only two elderly and unhealthy patients had passed away with Covid19. Most of my friends now have the know-how to fight against the infection, so we have no fear but we are not reckless. But the majority of people who are not capable of critical thinking continue to live with hyped-up fear. The government and prime minister have become puppets in this depopulation and Great Reset plans of the Elites. I hope this digression would be recorded for future introspection by members of my families so that they would understand my thoughts on the matter.
Back to my cats; the more I have the time to reflect on my cats vis-a-vis my human friends, the more I wish humans would learn to behave more like my cats! On the bigger picture, I think that no cats would experiment on dangerous virus and be so reckless that the virus escaped from the lab. These cats wouldn’t make use of the crisis by encouraging the spread of this infection in other countries with the goal of destabilizing and weakening other countries! That’s good enough reason for me to adore my cats with simple mind and gentle nature.
Looking at smaller picture, I am always learning something new from my orange cats. They know when enough is enough; they are content with the portions of food and snacks of grilled fish which I could afford to give them. They never demand for more grilled fish; whenever we run out of fish they have to make do with omelette. We eat to live a healthy life so we are reasonable and maintain self-reliance. These cats would patiently wait for me by the door at feeding time. Occasionally I would be half an hour late as I was still watering the plants. They would never complain but behave with gentle warmth and joy as soon as I told them I was sorry for being late and that grilled fish was coming. How these cats could be so happy with so little extra fish, this continues to amaze me.
Sometimes they would tell me that they would love to have some milk. They just sat quietly in the kitchen while watching me doing my preparation or cleaning. Then it would occur in my mind that my cats would like some milk. I looked at their quiet faces then I just knew what to do. After a few drops of milk, they would go to find their usual spots for a nap. I wish some of my friends would be as sensitive and good manner as my cats! I do wonder how these orange cats become so nice, gentle and giving.
I could just pick them up, squeeze them or pull their arms or tails without being bitten. I could pick Joan off from the high wall or tree branch without him struggling to get free. Joan has total trust in me that I would never harm him or let him get hurt intentionally. This trust is quite overwhelming. None of my friend would ever trust me like this! I used to have a young niece (she died of cancer a few years ago). She had total trust in me. I left some newspaper which was used to wrapped some sweet fruits. These few sheets of newspaper was left at the bottom of the front seat of my car. I happened to park my car with window opened under a tree; I didn’t know that some red ants had crept into these sheets of newspaper to eat the left over pieces of fruits.
On our journey back home, my small four years’ old niece was sitting beside me in the front seat. Her legs stretched out to reach the folded newspaper; I looked down and noticed some red ants inside. It took me a few seconds to park my car safely and I asked my niece to open the door and to get outside the car at once. She did not argue with me or ask any questions. She just opened the car door and get outside the car. I then got out and walked to her side. I carefully picked the bundle of newspaper and threw it on the nearby bush. Hundreds of big red ants came scurrying out. My niece was horrified. Had she not trusted me completely, the ants would have bitten her badly. I did save Joan twice from high tree and precarious wall. I was so relieved that he trusted me completely which had made my job much easier and without any accident. Why can’t some people know whom they should trust in times of emergency. I was exasperated by an older friend who made my helping effort gone astray. I should have known better that this person could not be on par with my cats! But my cats loving and gentleness have rubbed out on me! I am willing to forgive and forget humans’ silliness and crazy self-importance. I do wonder how my cats think about me.
My smaller cat, Kwan, has taken a long time to learn to trust me as she had very bad childhood experience. Kwan is very sweet but extremely timid and shy; she’s easily frightened by strangers. So, I have to tell her in advance whenever we would have visitors. This would give her enough time to find a secured spot to take a nap. Kwan loves and adores her brother, Joan with all her heart and devotion. Joan sometimes was irritated by her dependence on him. I had to talk to Joan about this and asked him to be patient. I told him he had the duty to look after his little sister. I don’t think I could talk to my siblings like this as the conditioned competitive spirits and prejudices would obstruct any communication or understanding. Yet, my cats have shown me how their gentleness and living in the present without making any demand could make life so much more peaceful and full of warmth. So, I continue to hope that one day some of my old friends and siblings would change by themselves and become as happy as my orange cats.
I could not imagine my life without these cats as they have changed me and taught me so many wonderful and spiritual things. I am very grateful that fate had given them to me.
วันนี้เขียนโพสต์ทีเดียวรวมสองเรื่องราว เราตั้งใจเขียนเรื่องแมวส้มของเรา เรากำลังคิดถึงเรื่องการระบาดของโคโรนาไวรัสรอบสอง ก็เลยอดคิดเปรียบเทียบคนกับแมวของเราไม่ได้ คือถ้าคนเป็นเหมือนแมวของเรา โลกก็คงไม่ต้องวุ่นวายและลำบากขนาดนี้ แมวคงไม่แอบทดลองเชื้อไวรัสที่อันตรายมาก แล้วยังประมาทจนทำให้มันหลุดออกมาแพร่กระจาย แถมยังปล่อยให้ไวรัสแพร่ไปประเทศอื่น เพื่อไปทำลายเศรษฐกิจและพลเมืองในหลายทวีป แมวจะไม่มำวัคซีนชุ่ยๆออกมาขายทำกำไร ไม่สนใจว่าผลข้างเคียงจะทำให้คนตายหลายคนอีกด้วย เราก็คิดว่าแมวเรานั้นสุดยอดแมวที่มีแต่ความอ่อนโยน ใจดีไม่ก้าวร้าว และพอใจในสิ่งที่เป็นอยู่ในปัจจุบัน
แมวของเราไม่เคยมาบ่นหรือเรียกร้องขอปลาย่างกินทุกมื้อ มันรู้ว่าจะได้กินปลาทูย่างในมื้อเย็นกันคนละสองสามชิ้นเท่านั้น แต่มันก็พอใจเท่านั้น แมวเราถูกฝึกให้กินอาหารพอประมาณจะได้ไม่อ้วน และไม่มีโรคมารบกวน เราจะให้ขนมแมวกินบางครั้ง และให้กินไข่เจียวแทนปลาทูด้วยบางวัน แมวจะได้สารอาหารครบ พอมันกินเสร็จมันก็ไปหาที่นอนกัน เราดีใจที่แมวเริ่มไว้ใจเรามากขึ้น เราสามารถจับตัวแมว อุ้มมัน ดึงแขนดึงขาและหางได้โดยมันไม่กัดเราเลย เจ้าจอมแมวตัวพี่ มีขนาดโตกว่าน้องของมันมาก และมันไว้ใจเรามากๆ เจ้าจอมฟังภาษาไทยรู้เรื่องมากที่สุด เจ้าขวัญมีความไวและหาที่ซ่อนเก่งมาก แมวขี้อายและกลัวคนแปลกหน้าสุดๆ เราต้องบอกมันล่วงหน้าเวลาจะมีคนมาที่บ้าน เพื่อมันจะได้ตั้งตัว และหาที่นอนเงียบๆหลบคนด้วย เราคิดถึงแมวส้มมาก เราเดินทางไปต่างจังหวัดไม่ได้ เพราะรถไฟไม่วิ่งทั้งเดือน เราก็ได้แต่สวดมนต์ภาวนาขอให้เจ้าที่และสิ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์ช่วยคุ้มครองดูแลแมวส้มของเราด้วย เราก็หวังว่าเพื่อนบางคนและคนในครอบครัวของเรา จะมีนิสัยดีๆเหมือนแมวจองเราสักวัน ถ้าคนเรียนรู้จากแมวที่มีธรรมขาติที่ดี มีความอ่อนโยน ไม่ก้าวร้าวและความซื่อสัตย์สุจริตเหมือนแมวส้มของเรา สังคมนี้คงน่าอยู่และมีความสงบสุขมากกว่าในปัจจุบันแน่นอน
Wishing you peace, good health and prosperity.
Stay warm and cheerful.