A Divine Comedy of Cat Memes to Laugh, Cry, and Contemplate Existence

You aren't the only one going through an existential crisis – cats are right there with you.

Dante's Divine Comedy is a three part epic poem about the search for divine illumination and love by the narrator and author himself, Dante Alighieri. From his incipient suffering in the Inferno, meeting all the sins of humanity in their grotesquely vivid imagery, to his ascend of Purgatory where the sinners of the Inferno can make their long way towards heaven, and finally in Paradiso where he soars from planet to planet with his muse, Beatrice, to learn of the ultimate divine illumination and divine love. His journey parallels our own, we just don't know it yet. From the beginning to the end, his crisis becomes a creation of good, and that's exactly what these memes will give you as well.

Cats are on their own journey from suffering to divine love, but it takes place all on the couch while you're at work. They have all day alone in a home, and they teeter totter between existential dread, and the desire to lock themselves alone in the woods like Jack Kerouac. But instead of that, you come home, greet them, feed and pet them, and then they're suddenly back to normal. So enjoy these existential cats going in and out of emotion.

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At its heart, the Divine Comedy is about transformation. It's about moving from confusion, fear, and suffering toward understanding, peace, and ultimately divine love. The structure of that journey is ubiquitous to everything and everyone on earth. Even cats embody a version of it. In a strange way, a stray cat's homelessness and starvation resembles Dante’s descent into darkness: a world defined by fear and struggle. A rescued cat slowly learning safety mirrors the movement through Purgatory. The cat hesitates at first, unsure whether comfort can be trusted. The new owner is akin to Virgil, in that he guides Dante towards heaven and the owner guides the cat to a loving home. Then of course, when the cat is purrfectly comfortable, he's in Paradise with his love Beatrice (the owner). Enjoy these silly cats going on their own journey.
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