Hi Guys,
A few months back, we (me and a
few friends of mine) went on a trip to Coorg and on the way we stopped by at
Bylakuppe to visit the Tibetian Monastery. We decided to have lunch at a small
Tibetian restaurant. It was a pretty small place and we found out that we were the
only guys at the restaurant.
We ordered a few Momos and as we
started eating, two small cats came by. They were kittens maturing into the cat
phase. Our table was right next to the window and one cat just peeped in. First
she was a bit careful about stepping in. Once she learned that we were not
going to do anything, she started to walk across our legs underneath the table.
The other cat was still a bit shy and was just peeping through. Meanwhile, she
started lying in between my legs and my friend Ankur was saying that she is
fond of me. I was a bit scared as to if she would bite or scratch my legs. So,
I constantly had a look on the cat.
Personally, I love cats for a few
reasons. They are so quiet creatures. They move without creating any noise and
sit on walls peacefully. Their movement is so graceful and they appear naïve,
but are great observers of things around them. Somehow, I find some of those
characteristics in myself and hence have some fondness on observing cats. They
are so nimble that nothing happens to them even if they fall from a great
height.
And so, while we were eating, an
old Tibetan lady and her grandson came to eat. So, my dear cat left me and went
there in search of something interesting. I was a bit relaxed as she was no
more at our table. The old lady just took one of the Momos and fed it to the
cat. So, I assumed that the cat might be domesticated and must have lost the
hunting skills (domesticated cats rely on their owner for food and the hunting
capability is lost). After finishing it, she came back to us. This time we gave
a small piece of Momo and finally the other cat also came in.
They kept on roaming around the
place for some time. They went out and sat on the window frame from outside. Finally,
I gathered some courage and took my hand to touch the cat (something I haven’t
done before). And this time she got scared and jumped down before even my hand
went near her head. I never left her to touch me and she reciprocated the same
to me in the end.
It has been a few months since it
happened, but the cute cat does come into my mind quite often…
Happy Reading!!!
