Cats who teach me to fly…

Who took Awesome away from his comfort zone and caused his death?

Awesome was found about 150m away from his comfort zone. Hit by a vehicle and died on the spot.

I have never seen him even stepping onto the carpark. A smart cat who avoided danger zones. He was always, yes, always sitting comfortably around the “bushes”, especially when his stomach was more than 100% full. No matter how I called him for meal, he would look at me with his half-opened eyes and not moving a muscle. He was filled up. So filled up that only his eye lid moves! I would then shake my head and walk away and pass by him again, look at his lazy eyes, shoke my head and walked away again, until I had done with all my feedings then I would go lure him out just to pet him.

Awesome, a beautiful Siamese cross who was abandoned with his brother by a Malay family 7 years ago. Blessed, his brother was not that lucky. He too was hit by a car shortly after he was left on the street. They didn’t know the danger. They weren’t familiar. A life gone from a mistake made by foolish owner.

Someone took Awesome away, probably carried him without a carrier, crossed the main road hurriedly while Awesome was struggling. I believed he did manage to cross the road successfully but failed to grip Awesome safely. Awesome freed himself but at the wrong time and place, dashed back to the road where the traffic was still considered high at that time. Too fast that the driver did not notice him and Awesome wasn’t aware and understood the danger. He got through the first lane, perhaps just narrowly escaping from the on-coming vehicle but not the other.

According to the Malay uncle who fed him in the evening, a circle of blood was on the floor. A kind soul took Awesome away from the road and left him aside.

Awesome was such a fortunate boy that many were helping him. He was then brought back to his usual area by a Chinese couple and his regular feeder, Malik, as well. Malik was too scared to look at him and got the children to help bury.

Since Malik wasn’t sure if it was Awesome, I had to dug him out to confirm if it was him, otherwise, I would never be at peace. It was indeed Awesome, I closely examined him. The injuries on his body, blood stains etc… Based on all the informations I had and visualising the reality, I came to a conclusion.

Was Awesome’s life supposed to be destined in such a way? I would probably say yes. Even though I don’t like the way it ended.

However, Awesome has a feeder he loved. The feeder filled him more than 100% full. Grown fat, happy and lazy! 9 years of feeding in Whampoa, there is not one feeder that I met who could satisfy them with the food they want. With so many people helping Awesome, the prayers, chanting and the blessings, what else was there for me to feel dissatisfactory. Sadness is inevitable, however, underneath sadness lies joy.

May the merits that I have accumulated in the past, present and future be dedicated to Awesome’s favourable rebirth!