The Unbearable Lightness of Cats: 28 Memes For Existential Humans

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Feb 13, 2026 5:00 PM EST

"There is no means of testing which decision is better, because there is no basis for comparison. We live everything as it comes, without warning, like an actor going on cold. And what can life be worth if the first rehearsal for life is life itself? That is why life is always like a sketch. No, "sketch" is not quite a word, because a sketch is an outline of something, the groundwork for a picture, whereas the sketch that is our life is a sketch for nothing, an outline with no picture." - The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera 

Now that we have your attention, thinking about human existence can make the mind go in various directions, awry with wonders of what could be, why, and what to do with it. Philosophers from ancient Greece got only so far in giving humanity solace for these pressing questions, these existential pleas. There's really one answer, and it's simple: cats. 

Cats give lightness to life, they exist as posits of joy and escape. We live with them, dine with them, and love them with all our hearts, and they simply sit there begging for more tuna and meowing. Instead of crying into the night's sky with your fists in the air, wondering why we're here, why life is suffering, and where are we left to go, scroll these happy and lighthearted cat memes to omit the heavy burden of life's pressure. 

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    Me a few minutes after I said I was gon lock in and study
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  • I have loved this novel ever since I read it 10 years ago. I was at university, and the last thing I wanted to do was study. So what did I do instead? I locked myself in my dorm, curled up in bed with this novel that shook my foundation of life. It wasn't just a beautiful and thought-provoking story of love, relationships, and a codependent couple. It was a political statement, a relic of history, of a time when boundaries were broken, reality was erased, and free-thinking wasn't permitted. Kundera bridged poetic beauty and eloquent vernacular with harsh themes that flowed together in a somehow purrfect stream. I hope you enjoy these cat memes just as much as I enjoyed the novel. 

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    "ohhhhhhhh" (I still don't get it)
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    are u free february 14th by chance?
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    "Weekends are for having fun" Me:
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    FLIRTING is easy until you have to flirt with the person you like
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    Me when people give me verbal instructions instead of physically showing me
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    I sneaked into dad's Work van while he wasn't looking and waited 67 miles to say anything
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    date idea: you come to my house and we hangout and then you never ever leave and i keep you forever
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    fake real ST
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    me trying to eat you because you're my favorite food K
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    me holding back the urge to cough in class cuz I already used my two free coughs and don't want them looking at me all weird
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    they hate on me for farting but the biggest stars are full of gas
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    i play the same 16 songs everyday and they hit everytime
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    I was sooo locked in today, didn't like get anything done. But I was super aware of it-
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    x worst fears 1. having to work 2. not having work
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    Tira miss u
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    going to sleep hoping i hang out with you in my dreams
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    how I look at your fries after I finished my whole meal in 3 mins:
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    my love language is saying the most random stuff so i can keep talking to u
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    if you're a slow walker just stay home like i can't deal with your sauntering and meandering, do it in a field not in the middle of Walmart
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    there's nothing that i hate more than a failed nap attempt
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    Taking a shower Actually cleaning yourself mmmmm warmth
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    Me smiling at you cuz I didn't hear a single word you just said >
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    me, my headphones & long car rides
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    imagine hating on me and I'm in my room doing this:
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    When you find a mistake at work but it's also Friday
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    how i expect to be treated after being unbearable all day
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    double date
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