Tuesday, January 6, 2009

My view on children

A few nights ago I was outside my apartment building and I heard a cat crying. I went inside and got a bowl and poured some milk in it and went over to the spot where I heard the cries. There were a few kittens, maybe only a couple months old at best, eying me down. I put down the bowl and left it there for them. Hopefully they got it.

I haven't gone back since. Partly because I forgot, but also partly because I was up in Seoul. Call it apathy, but I think logic dictates that I am in no position to care for a litter of kittens at this point in life. Also, even if they drank the milk, my action only delayed the inevitable, be it another week or years from now. That's kinda pessimistic, I know, but it does point out that eventually they will die regardless of what I do, so at least they will have experienced some happiness in the meantime.

Wow, that came out much more depressing than I had anticipated. Good thing I took this really gloomy picture a few days ago to help enhance the ambiance.

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