Opus 2024-221: Placement

Our cat was yowling outside the window.  He wanted to come in.  He doesn’t have a clue on how to achieve that end.  As of this writing, I have never responded to him yelling in that window.  I have, however, gotten up and gone to open the door when he sits quietly in another window that I can see at all times.  How many times does he have to go through this before he learns his lesson.

Don’t be that cat.  Sometimes we are helpless to change things and are dependent on others.  I can see that.  I have experienced that.  The sad truth is there are often ways in which we can find resolution if we will simply pay attention, think about the situation, and then go about behaviors that bring change.  In the case of the cat, it involves sitting in a different window.  We need to perhaps find different windows to sit in when we don’t know how to open the door.

Other solutions for the cat would involve such things as just waiting for someone to come and call or hovering near a door that he knows I open every day about this time and sneaking in when he thinks I’m not looking.  If he knew how to open the door by pulling down on the handle, that might work.  Or maybe not if the door is locked.  Or if the door has the round handles that he could not grasp the attempt would be pointless.  Again we need to look at our situation and honestly ask ourselves if there is anything we can do.  If there is, do it.  If there isn’t then patience and creativity are in the mix.

I can’t change my country.  I can’t revive my church.  At this point I don’t need to get my children to mature properly.  Sometimes what is done is done and we are happy with the results.  Life is a mixture of blessings and challenges.

I encourage you to rise to the challenge.

homo unius libri