Cats are free souls. They know they are free even when they live with humans. They ask for a safe home with plenty of food and love. In return, they give us attention and feedback when we don’t do a good job serving them. How they express such things is one of the many ways they can differ among themselves.

Cats can be hunters when they need to eat and there isn’t any food. When they have food on a regular basis, they may still kill small animals. It’s in their nature. It’s one of the reasons humans and cats teamed up long ago. The cats killed the mice which could carry diseases which affect humans. Cats still may do so and I know I’ve never had to worry about mice or other pests while living with cats.

Cats do have nine lives. How else could they get away with all their antics? A lie can’t live that long before it is exposed for the fraud that is it. Cats, however, know how to be themselves and sleep and dream much of their lives.

I do prefer cats over dogs. I have nothing personal against dogs. I think they can be great companions. Dogs are fine to have around if they are cat friendly. However, cats are quiet most of the time and part of the time they are active. I couldn’t ask for a better best friend than a cat. I doubt the cat would ever admit it because of their subtlety they display daily.

Of course many people think cats are planning to take over the world. It’s the attitude cats tend to have. Perhaps cats just do it by converting one human at a time. And of course cats are hiding something. They are too subtle for many to understand. Unlike dogs, cats don’t care to share how they feel all the time to everyone. Nor do they care to let us know what they are thinking.

How can we be civilized if we don’t have cats somewhere around us? Even if we don’t live with cats or take care of them, we need someone to serve who isn’t ourselves. Otherwise we could end up becoming too self absorbed and selfish. We need others to keep us aware we aren’t the only ones in the world

After living with cats for more than a decade, I know they have spirit and heart both. They talk to me. They play with me. Sometimes they complain and sometimes they just let me know they love me.

It is true that many people don’t think cats have many looks. Their faces aren’t as expressive as humans, but for those of us who have lived with cats for a very long time, we know cats are very subtle. So, to someone who hasn’t watched cats very closely, their facial expressions look the same no matter what the cat is looking at. But someone who knows the subtle signs will have a much better idea of what a cat thinks and feels.