There is a stray cat, a tabby cat with yellow and white patterns. Because of frequent hunger, it is very thin, with scars on its face and legs, poor fur condition, sparse and dense hair and large bald spots.
Two equally poor guys met, and the stray artist James Bowen named the cat Bob. From then on, they lived alone and became "two musketeers", and they experienced a series of interesting and dangerous journeys together. Accompanied by each other, they gradually walked out of the predicament of the past and realized the counterattack of life. Later, James Bowen wrote this true experience into this book-meeting a cat.
A while ago, a stray cat came to my garage. It is a cat with high emotional intelligence. When people come, it meows at you with its poor little eyes, it approaches you and rubs your feet ... Seeing such a kitten will make you soft-hearted, so the baby looks for food to feed it. But this matter was opposed by someone. Eva and I both think that some people are too cold and have no love for small animals. However, I was stopped by someone's question: you fed it once and it will wait here all the time. Are you going to adopt it? Who is responsible for this? Who will take care of it every day and eat and drink Lazar? ...
Yes, please don't promise easily when you are not ready to take on the responsibility of another life. In the spring of 2007, James Bowen met A Street Cat Named Bob. At this time, he is a wandering artist and can support himself very much. He can't make a living yet. How can he be responsible for another little life?
Therefore, in order to take good care of Bob, James Bowen needs to work harder to make money. As long as Bob wants to, he will take it to perform in the street. With Bob, James Bowen got more attention. Bob is a charming cat, and many good people offer love to him. James Bowen became a salesman in Ambition magazine after he couldn't make money from street performances, and his life gradually got on the right track.
Research shows that being with a purring cat can lower people's blood pressure from a certain point beyond the normal range, and help people reduce stress, overcome loneliness and rebuild confidence. James Bowen said, "When I heard him snoring softly in the dark, I felt great. He is a good partner, and no one has been with me like this for a long time. I am its guardian, and I will try to adapt to this role. "
This reminds me of a clip from The Little Prince:
"Because you spend so much time on your rose, it becomes so important."
"Because I spent too much time on my rose …" repeated the little prince, trying to remember it.
"Man has forgotten this truth," said the fox, "but don't forget it. You will always be responsible for the object you domesticate. You have a responsibility to your rose ... "
"I am responsible for my rose …" repeated the little prince, trying to remember this sentence.
Bob's appearance made James Bowen take on additional responsibilities. He realized that the health and happiness of another life depended on himself. He began to look at himself and wanted to change himself.
Responsibility for Bob changed James Bowen. He rebuilt his confidence in life, reunited with his mother, rediscovered the beauty in human nature and began to trust others again. Reading the whole book "Meeting a Cat", what I admire most is the chapter of the author's detoxification.
From many movies, TV series and news documentaries, we can all realize how difficult it is for an addict to give up drugs completely. James Bowen is determined to help Bob get clean. For the first 48 hours, it was hard, with a splitting headache and hallucinations. The subconscious will lobby that it is better to smoke again. Only by diverting attention can Bob become the savior of James Bowen. Bob knows what he thinks, and always stays by his side, snuggling up when teasing him, and keeping his distance when he is uncomfortable to drive away.
James Bowen is not a professional writer, but his description of drug rehabilitation in Meet a Cat made me experience the physical suffering with him: "One minute my body is on fire, just like in a stove, and the next minute I feel freezing cold, sweating like I suddenly froze, and I will suddenly tremble ... I will occasionally wake up in a struggle."
He understands why it is difficult for so many people to give up drug addiction, because it is both a physical addiction and a psychological addiction. In fact, the power of struggle in my mind is far from each other, and the power of addiction is definitely much greater than the power of trying to quit.
In the end, it was Bob who insisted on changing his life and company, and made James Bowen endure all the symptoms: diarrhea, spasm, vomiting, headache and alternating cold and hot. He said: "For the first time in many years, I can see a faint light flashing in front of a dark tunnel."
After reading this article, I have a new understanding of James Bowen: he is not only a caring wandering artist, but also a hero with strong willpower who can overcome himself.
It was Bob's cat that made James Bowen decide to say goodbye to the one he didn't like. What difficulties can a drug addict overcome?
Two musketeers, working side by side, made sales for Ambition magazine and achieved good results. Bob is a charming cat, a lucky cat and a star cat. Two musketeers sell Ambition magazine together, and many people watch, take photos and make videos. Bob became an ambitious cat and a big star on YouTube.
James Bowen's Meet a Cat was nominated by the British National Book Award as the most popular non-fiction book. This inspirational and warm story about a man and a cat not only sells well, but also has been made into a movie, and now it is in the release period! It's Bob the cat.
At the beginning of the book, James Bowen said that he once read a famous saying: "Every day in our life has a second chance. They are waiting to be discovered, but we are usually not sure. " At the end of the book, he said, "Everyone needs a turning point, and everyone can have a second chance. Bob and I both caught it. " It can be said that the energy of a cat is beyond your imagination, and there may be only one cat between you and the winner of life.
A person, meeting a cat, warmed each other, and realized the counterattack of two lives, which was warm and cured.