Just like a dog, cat is also considered to be abiding companion of human beings. However here in our country, families prefer a dog over a cat as a faithful friend to be kept at home. Regardless of the numerous facts and statements that proves cats to be better pets than dogs. Of course, you have some good reasons in your mind to have a kitty in your home, mine is that they are less dramatic.
Lets just analyse the behavior of a cat and a dog when the owner are sick. The dog will sit next to the owner the whole hours looking after the health and starve because obviously nobody is there to feed him unlike the cat who will walk outside the home, have a savory rat and come back. That is being just Self-dependent and definitely not selfish. Cats treat your new friends, neighbors or colleagues in a gentle way and don’t shout their lungs out as if a robber with a knife just stepped into your house.
Thanks to the age old fears and never to be proven superstitious that these cute little cats are still fighting for being massive acceptance by the society. But just like a coin, these superstitions come with two sides, a good and bad. So, today we are going to mention here some of the many “Good Superstitious” about cats which are not much talked about.
In ancient times sailors used to keep cats as the a good luck charm onboard who will guide them about any unpleasant weather conditions in advance by making certain gestures and body language for example being noisy and energetic meant there will be increase in velocity, sneezing would point against raining. Even the wives of sailors or Fishermen’s wives for that matter would have a black cat as pet to fight against any misfortune that could land up on their husbands during the voyage. Many still believe that a black cat brings nothing but evil & has some relation to black magic naturally, & so black cats are mostly ignored by many of us till now, in such an advanced world, with more proven facts rather than myths!
Now few rumors include that keeping a cat as a pet increases the suicidal behavior in the owner’s attitude, & many cat owners are mostly found to be the most mentally stressed out & depressed people in the world. Many also say that keeping a cat as a pet is responsible for many strong hearts in a family. It is mostly said that whereas on one hand we say that petting a cat increases suicidal rates in a family, it also increases the life expectancy of the owner or the members of the family. Let me tell you that once black cats were meant to be so sacred and valuable that they even used to get stole.
A cat’s mind is usually sharper than to a dog, and it is interesting to know that a dog can make 10 different sounds however on the other hand a cat can make up to 100 different sounds. No wonder why I always hear a baby crying in my neighborhood, while they don’t even have a baby but a cat!
Do you remember that when last time you saw a white cat a on the streets, crossing your way and somebody told you to spit and turn around completely so that doing this could save you from bad luck the cat might came up with was just futile, because according to an American superstition seeing a white cat on the road is actually very lucky. Dreams play a significant role in superstitions, how can cats be spared off from this concept?
Dreaming about a cat can actually be fruitful to one, seeing a tortoiseshell cat in your dream can turn your love life into blossoming flower. If one sees a white or black cat in a dream, they could be blessed with a child or luck in dealing with children. Also one of the superstitions say that placing a cat in an empty cradle will grant a newlywed couple’s wish for children. Well these superstitions can be endless and have no specific proof that whether these things are true or not, but at the end what matters is that cat is a creature that has been worshiped as the animal of god according to many cultures in many religions which make them very sacred and they are very much loved and nurtured in many families.
A cat is most of the times misunderstood of being rude, selfish & not so caring animals, but in reality, cats are the most caring, loving & not so selfish animals. In fact cats are said to be autistic, because of which it is said that they cannot express their love for their owners & are mostly straight faced & ignorant.