I have been trying to rescue a feral kitten from my yard this week. It reminds me of couples wanting love and connection from one another, and yet not able to quite get it. Or maybe not being able or ready to commit to it.
The kitten, whom I have taken to calling Buster, is coming in closer
each time we interact; rolling and squirming on his back, and generally being so cute that I will continue to woo him. It is obvious that he desperately needs both food and nurturing.
Yet, so far, he won’t come in. His plaintive cries for food and his hunger is so evocative. Mew, mew, mew. He wants it so much. Touch. Love. Contact. Safety.
Just like us. We want love and connection, too,even desperately at times. And we won’t or can’t let ourselves have them, whether our partner is next to us on the couch, in bed, in the car, or someone we see at a short distance (or online).
So this week, I recommend that you let yourself be “rescued,” just like this kitten needs. And rescuer: be kind and nurturing.
Update: I did eventually rescue the kitten, who turned out to be a girl, Olive. She bit me, and that happens at times (figuratively) in relationships when we get closer. I had her spayed and chipped at 9 Lives Foundation in Redwood City, in case you are in need of a kitten, or a rescue yourself.