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| UGLY............The Cat This is a story I came across during my travels to web sites, and originally posted by Midnight on July 13, 2004. Grab the tissue box. Y'all might be needin' 'em. ~~~~~~~~~Ugly The Cat~~~~~~~~~~~ Everyone in the apartment complex I lived in knew who Ugly was. Ugly was the resident tomcat. Ugly loved three things in this world: fighting, eating garbage, and, shall we say, love. The combination of these things combined with a life spent outside had their effect on Ugly. To start with, he had only one eye and where the other should have been was a hole. He was also missing his ear on the same side, his left foot appeared to have been badly broken at one time, and had healed at an unnatural angle, making him look like he was always turning a corner. Ugly would have been a dark gray tabby, striped type, except for the sores covering his head, neck and even shoulders. Every time someone saw Ugly there was the same reaction. "There's one UGLY cat!!!!" All the children were warned not to touch him, the adults threw rocks at him, hosed him down, squirted him when he tried to come in their homes or shut his paws in the door when he would not leave. Ugly always had the same reaction. If you turned the hose on him, he would stand there, getting soaked until you gave up and quit. If you threw things at him, he would curl his lanky body around your feet in forgiveness. Whenever he spied children, he would come running, meowing frantically and bump his head against their hands, begging for their love. If you ever picked him up he would immediately begin suckling on your shirt, earrings, whatever he could find. One day Ugly shared his love with the neighbor's dogs. They did not respond kindly, and Ugly was mauled. I tried to rush to his aid. By the time I got to where he was laying, it was apparent Ugly's sad life was almost at an end. As I picked him up and tried to carry him home, I could hear him wheezing and gasping, and could feel him struggling. It must be hurting him terribly, I thought. Then I felt a familiar tugging , sucking sensation on my ear. Ugly, in so much pain, suffering and obviously dying, was trying to suckle my ear. I pulled him closer to me, and he bumped the palm of my hand with his head, then he turned his one golden eye towards me, and I could hear the distinct sound of purring. Even in the greatest pain, that ugly, battered cat was asking only for a little affection, perhaps some compassion. At that moment I thought Ugly was the most beautiful, loving creature I had ever seen. Never once did he try to bite me or scratch me, try to get away from me, or struggle in any way. Ugly just looked up at me completely trusting in me to relieve his pain. Ugly died in my arms before I could get inside, but I sat and held him for a long time afterwards, thinking about how one scarred, deformed little stray could so alter my opinion about what it matters to have true pureness of spirit, to love so totally and truly. Ugly taught me more about giving and compassion than a thousand books, lectures, or talk show specials ever could, and for that I will always be thankful. He had been scarred on the outside, but I was scarred on the inside, and it was time for me to move on and learn to love truly and deeply. To give my total to those I cared for. Many people want to be richer, more successful, well liked, beautiful, but for me,...... I will always try to be Ugly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Author Unknown~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  |
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| Thanks for posting that again hun.  It's a wounderful story with a powerful message. btw Grandpa: 'WE' have 3 boys and 1 girl. All have their eyes open, are noisey in the middle of the night and cute as buttons. Tomorrow I'll snap some more pics for ya! At least the toddlers from the last litter finally know what's goin on but sure aren't diggin mama havin more babies. I think Ellie and Spike would rather they just go away.....lol. Oh well it's the last batch....9 is enough! Grandma
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| That made me cry. 
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GRAND KIDS! Bah-HumBug! Next thing you know, they'll be into the catnip. And we ALL know that catnip only leads to harder things. Right?  The biggest investment in a pet should be love. An investment like that provides interest. And pets listen well to my problems. And I listen to their advice, which is usually silent, but heard none the less. SOMEtimes their silence is deafening.  Can you hear me now?,,,, ^. .^ ,,,, |
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| That's a powerful story and has alot to say about appearances too. Sad that we can't help every ugly we see, but we can sure try!
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| LOL That's cute.
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| I read this when you first posted this and it made me cry.
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