If you're somebody who wants to adopt a cat and has been thinking about it your whole life, then you know that the process of choosing your cat is important and not always the easiest. You go to shelters, you look up prices of equipment that you'll need, you take it seriously - as you should. Thing is… when it comes to cats, sometimes, it's totally not up to you when a cat will come into your life. Sometimes, it's not the humans who choose the cats. Sometimes, the cats choose the humans.
It can happen at the most random and unexpected times. We once saw a video of a man going on a long hike and returning home with a kitten - because he got chosen in the middle of said hike. Another time, we saw a teeny weeny abandoned kitten block a man's car and ask him for help - because a car was not going to stop the kitten from getting to its chosen human. It just happens sometimes, and we, the humans, cannot stop it and have no choice but to go with it and feel absolutely honored.
It always feels like such an honor to have a cat walk up to us on the street and ask to be petted, and that's something so small in comparison to this. To wake up to a cat literally lying on your lap - trusting you, being affectionate with you - without you even having to try would make us so incredibly happy.
Seems that you have been chosen, friend. It's your own heckin' fault for having couches that look so comfortable. This cat saw them and knew that if it stopped here and chose these humans, it would live in luxury, and we support that.
"Not my cat stayed with us again when we visited my brother's grave! I wasn't expecting her to be here but as I step out of the car, I saw this little one running towards us while meowing. Idk if she does this to all the humans who visit, but it's heartwarming to be greeted by this darling cat."
"Making progress with Cheddar, the stray NMC who showed up at my art studio. He's ravenously hungry, covered in dirt, and seems to have a problem with his eye. I'm not giving up!"
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