1. You never own a cat, they just live with you.

Cats have never become as subservient to humans as dogs have. Maybe it’s for this reason that cats can fend for themselves much better in the wild than dogs can. Cats like to roam, and the expression “let the cat out” is a true one, especially if the cat is a male or Tom cat.

I used to let one of my favorite male felines, Puss Feller, out every night just to do his thing; and he must have done it well as afterwards I would see a number of baby cats in the neighborhood who bore a striking resemblance to him.

2. Cats are said to have nine lives, making them much more “survivors” than dogs and even people.

While this may not be entirely true, cats are often found alive after calamities such as earthquakes, tornados and cyclones, fires, etc. As far as the “9 lives” expression goes, it reminds me of a story my dad once told me when he was young and he and his brothers wanted to really see if a cat had 9 lives.

They put a poor cat through all kinds of physical trials, including tying a string of firecrackers to its tail, throwing it off the roof of their house, trying to drown it, and even putting it in a hemp “gunny sack” with a dog (the dog came out on the short end).

Despite everything, the cat survived; which goes to show that if there’s a survival will, there’s definitely a way.

Author: Maurice Picow

Maurice Picow grew up in Oklahoma City, U.S.A., where he received a B.S. Degree in Business Administration. Following graduation, Maurice embarked on a career as a real estate broker before making the decision to move to Israel. After arriving in Israel, he came involved in the insurance agency business and later in the moving and international relocation fields. Maurice became interested in writing news and commentary articles in the late 1990’s, and now writes feature articles for the The Jerusalem Post as well as being a regular contributor to Green Prophet. He has also written a non-fiction study on Islam, a two volume adventure novel, and is completing a romance novel about a forbidden love affair. Writing topics of particular interest for Green Prophet are those dealing with global warming and climate change, as well as clean technology - particularly electric cars.