Everyone needs a cat herder in his/her life. Someone who will keep pushing you in the right direction even when the tasks seem uncontrollable or impossible to accomplish. This person's job is no doubt frustrating and often thankless, but he or she persists in attempting to keep you, as a cat, safe and disciplined. The cat herder attempts to keep you moving in the right direction, despite much difficulty including resistance from the self. Whether this resistance stems from lack of self-reflective abilities or a self-destructive nature, inherent to cats, is beyond my ability to say. However, I do know that without the kindness of my cat herder, I would have strayed long ago from a more positive and rewarding path. She provides me with knowledge, which leads me to a new self-awareness and understanding that keeps me safe from myself and other untoward influences. Even when I am a lazy cat, not waiting to take a risk, but content instead to stay purring in my favourite easy chair she encourages me to take the next step. Without her I would have long ago been euthanized in a shelter, due to a treatable case of ringworm.
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