Today, I'm going to write about a kitten I saved and what I learned from her this summer.
First, let me talk about that I visit to my grandparents house in Hiratsuka almost every summer. I enjoy staying at their house to help housework, enjoy shopping or go out together. At Hiratsuka, I can meet my friends because I went to elementary school for two years after coming back from Canada when I was 10. Hiratsuka is a beautiful place. It's not a busy city like Tokyo so I feel relaxed and I can forget all my stress. My grandparents house is near the sea and mountains so I go for a walk in the morning.
Anyway, I visited Hiratsuka this summer too. One morning, when I was going to the sea with my grandfather for a walk, I herd something crying around the yard. I thought it was the cat next door, so I ignored it and went to the sea. When I came home, I still heard the cry. I listened carefully where it came from and found out that it was crying from the back of our storehouse. I was a little scared because I didn't know what it was until I saved it. My grandmother loves gardening so there are many flowers and trees and trees planted in the yard. This means that there are sooooo many incests that I reeeaaaly dislike. It was hard for me to help the kitten out from where she was because she was stuck between two plant pots in the back of the storehouse which had little space between the wall!!! I got cobwebs on my hair and hands during the rescue!! How disgusting!! X-( Finally, I saved the kitten. It was a Mike (three colored hair) neko and was soooooo small and adorable!!! X-D I named her Mew by her little cries. She would climb on me up to my chest. I held and patted her very softly.
Unfortunately, as you might have noticed, she is only a baby, so small that her paws didn't have fur and her eyes weren't well opened yet which means that Mew has only lived for only a few weeks or so. She got lost from her mother. I tried to give her milk but she can't drink it. I got panicked because I didn't know what to do. My grandparents didn't know either because they have never had a pet before. Luckily, the next door neighbour had a cat and she gave me advice. But the neighbour said she is too little to take care and may have to take her to the Health Center. My grandparents wanted a pet but my grandmother has been sick so she didn't have confidence to take care of Mew. I was so upset and desperate because if I can't find a family for her, Mew would be taken to the Health Center and be killed!!! I thought everything what I can do. Another sad thing was that this day was the day I had to go home in Tokyo!! X-( I called home and cried for help to my parents. My parents also felt sorry and said we could keep Mew, but we've already have a dog and goldfish so it would be difficult. Another reason we couldn't keep Mew was that I couldn't take her home to Tokyo. I had to go home by train from Hiratsuka and it would be strange if I rode the train with Mew. I was very upset and desperate because I had to leave without coming up any solution to help her. When I decided to compose an chain e-mail to my friends to ask if anyone can be Mew's foster family, luckily, my grandmother decided to take care of her with my neighbour's support. I was relieved that Mew didn't end up being killed at the Health Center.
After I came back home, I was so worried about Mew that I called my grandparents everyday to hear her condition. My grandparents said she was fine and thanks to their neighbour, they said they could handle her. I could hear Mew's cries from the phone. I wanted to see and hold her in my arms again!!
Unfortunately, the happiness didn't last long.
Mew passed away after a week I saved her.
I heard the sad news from my grandmother's phone call. I couldn't believe it and my eyes were full of tears.
Mew only survived for a week. The little kitten passed away so quickly without seeing the world.
I couldn't do anything after the phone call and just stood where I was and was desperate than ever.I even thought, "Was rescuing Mew the right action for her??" I got confused if I did the right thing or not. But my mother told me that even though Mew only survived for a week, she must have been happy that she could live longer because was saved by me and pass away in a warm house, loved and cherished by my grandparents rather than shivering all alone in the back of the storehouse. After hearing my mothers words, I couldn't help crying and just cried and cried and cried.
Almost 3 months have passed since Mew passed away, I will never forget the day I met her. I could still hear her little cries and feel her little body climbing on me. I wonder how she is in heaven and what she felt that I saved her.I have learned from Mew that any existence doesn't have an eternal life, that is why love is essential in order to live. No one can live alone nor can they refuse to be loved by someone. The ability to love someone is the gift from God which we all have. To think about or giving your love to someone is the proof that you are alive and loved by other people. I am now confident to say that saving Mew was the right thing for her and I was able to do it because I'm loved and cherished by my family, have wonderful friends around me and the Lord has given me the ability to love people around me and myself. Love wins in the end......you can buy diamonds, jewels and anything you want to buy.....but can you buy love with money??
