Wayne County Life

SUBMITTED by Carol Elaine Deys, Para-Deys Acres' Serenity Chapel (3-Oct-12)

Good Morning Friends - I was looking through some of my treasures this morning, and there it was--a story told to me by Heidi, very special dog of our family back in 1985. Thought I would share it with you today...

Photo by R.W.Deys, Sr.

"We have two kittens again. It's been a long time since we've seen them romp and play at Para-Deys Acres. Somehow we never learn, do we? Kittens and cats--puppies and children--continually the same, and yet each a species of their own intellect. Profusely they speak words of grace to us. The learning comes from the watching them grow--and me, I'm just one of the silent partners here. I've been around for quite a few years now. My face is starting to change character as I take on the beneficent rays of eternal youth. I gain confidence in my ability to scare away intruders--but down deep inside, I'm really a ham at heart. I walk around these premises like a well-balanced participant, here at Para-Deys Acres. I gain control of my everyday life by monitoring the yard. Each and every sound that I hear, I check out. Drat those birds; they're forever diving at me to prove that they're not afraid--but they should be. One gulp with my massive incisors, and they'd be mince-meat--and those kittens. What will they bring me next? I thought I had it made when those last two disappeared, but here we are again--pottytraining and all. My tail seems to be a FANtastic joke to them. Even my snarls don't scare them. They must know I'm only foolin'...

Wonder what the neighbors will think when they see how gentle I've grown. I used to chase those cars for all I was worth, but now I'd just soon "let George do it"--he's the shepherd down the street. I even let one of the little cats eat from my dish. Oh, my--I'm getting soft in my old age.

Wonder what they'll do with me when it's time for my transition? I know more about these things than they think I do--lately I've been making plans. It will be a great adventure to be free again. I've loved this family from the very start and they've been so very good to me, but there are mountains to climb and creeks to wade--and I'm just about ready to try.

Perhaps tomorrow I'll think about all of this. But for today, I'll do my marauding in the garbage, chase those little chipmunks who have dared to traverse upon my property, and take a nap. That's right, a nap! After tomorrow I'll be a new expression of energy--somewhere, some place extending to new horizons of adventure and then who knows, I might expand to great new avenues of awareness, conceive new inventions to help people help themselves and gain insight into the vast, new cultural world which is now expanding upon the planet..

...but for today,

I'll just be

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