LEN

Desiderata   Max Ehrmann Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of ...

Yes we got free will Yes we got fate, fatalism as well But...how is it possible for this two to go with each other? Sounds very unreasonable, illogical and ridiculous And our lives are more or less the same

       從我有印象以來，最常看到的貓咪就是這種三色貓。小時候天不怕地不怕，看到貓咪就 抓起來抱著，還帶貓咪坐腳踏車後座。載人技術不佳的姊姊抓不穩龍頭，東搖西襬，轉彎時還不忘甩尾。我害怕會摔下車所以緊捉著貓咪，貓咪很怒，抓了我一掌就跳下車了。我記得我抱著的就是這種三色貓。        長大後遇到很多很兇的貓，常常對著只想打個招呼的我張牙舞爪，或是臭臉轉頭就走。 這隻肉鬆貓是我的第一隻貓朋友，他住在我家附近的巷子內。每次經過這裡，我一方面 覺得理所當然的，一方面又再次感到驚喜的瞧見他。 我在他面前蹲下的時候他會走過來，我說喵他就會說喵，我會摸摸他的頭和脖子。 有一次我拿了Bongos的魚排和他分著吃，他可能一直記得。        我覺得他是男生。        我不知道他到底幾歲了...有時我會懷疑，他是不是當初和我共乘腳踏車的那隻三色貓？                上禮拜在黃宗慧老師的「文學、動物與社會」課中讀到了海明威的Cat in the Rain， 才得知這種貓原來叫做tortoiseshell cat (玳瑁貓)。而且讓我驚訝的是雄性的玳瑁貓幾乎是不可能存在，除非是基因突變造成。而且，雄性的玳瑁貓沒有繁衍後代的能力。（維基百科還寫到，雄性玳瑁貓因稀少的緣故，在日本被視為幸運的象徵！）          原來我跟姊姊一直認為是隨處可見的三色貓竟然如此獨特！我一定要更珍惜和肉鬆貓之間的友誼。而且，說不定是他默默的帶給我很多好運呢:)。