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The neighbor’s cat hunted and ate two squirrels today 😥
And no matter how sorry I feel for the squirrels - I can’t stay angry at the cat for long. Even if it’s not my cat.
Once again, the world reminds me that a world without cruelty does not exist.
You can run away from people. Go deep into the forest. Climb the highest mountain. You will still witness death, pain, survival and cruelty.
A few years ago, I would have said this with despair. Now… more with acceptance.
Because lately I keep seeing not “injustice”, but balance. The balance between good and evil. Strength and weakness. Pain and joy. Life and death. I still feel sorry for those squirrels. But the cat wasn’t evil. It was simply being a cat.
And maybe one of the hardest parts of growing up is stopping yourself from dividing the world into “good” and “bad”. And accepting that very often it is both beautiful and cruel at the same time.
So yeah.
That’s how my morning started today.