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禅悟猫生
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一位男子很伤心，他知道他的猫已时日无多。医生说他已无能为力，让他把猫带回家，让它尽可能过舒服点。
男子抚摸着膝盖上的猫，发出一声长叹。猫睁开眼睛，叫了一声，抬眼看了一眼男子。猫的表情有一丝懊恼。“哥儿们，你为什么要哭？”猫问：“因为你无法忍受失去我，因为你认为我不可替代？”男子点头称“是”。
“你认为我离开你会去哪儿呢？”猫问。男子无助地耸了耸肩。“闭上眼，哥儿们。”猫说道。男子疑惑地看了它一眼，照做了。
“我的眼睛和皮毛是什么颜色的？”猫问。“你的眼睛是金色的，你的皮毛是温暖的深棕色。”男子回答道。
“你经常在哪里见到我？”猫问。“我见你……在厨房的窗台上看鸟……在我最喜欢的椅子上……躺在书桌上我需要的文件上……夜里在我头旁边的枕头上。”“那么，无论什么时候你想见我，你该做的就是闭上眼睛，”猫说道。
“捡起地板上那根细绳，那儿，我的玩具。”男子睁开眼睛，伸手拿起了细绳。这根绳子大概两英尺长，猫以此为乐，一玩就是几个小时。“现在一手握住绳子的一端，”猫命令道。男子照做。
“你左手里的一端代表我的出生，右手的一端代表我的死亡。现在把两端合在一起，”猫说。男子照做。
“你得到了一个连续的圆，”猫说。“整个绳子有哪一点不同吗？这一点比其它部分要好或者坏？”男子检查了一遍绳子，然后摇头说“没有”。“再闭上眼睛，”猫说：“现在舔自己的手。”男子好奇地睁大眼睛。
“按我说的做，”猫说：“舔你的手，想象着我在所有我熟悉的地方，再想想那根绳子。”
男子觉得舔自己的手很愚蠢，但他还是照做了。他发现了猫的智慧：舔手具有镇静作用，使人思维更清晰。他继续舔着自己的手，他的嘴角开始上扬，现出了他平日才有的第一抹微笑。他等着猫告诉他停下来，但猫没有这样做，他睁开了眼睛。猫的眼睛已经闭上。男子抚摸着猫温暖的棕色皮毛，但猫已然去了。
泪水顺着他的脸往下淌，男子使劲闭上了眼睛。他看见了猫先是在窗台上，接着在床上，然后又躺在他的重要文件上。他看见猫在自己头旁边的枕头上，看见了它明亮的金色眼睛，看见了它鼻尖耳畔深棕色的皮毛。他睁开眼睛，透过泪痕，他看到了手里依然握着的绳圈。
不久后的一天，一只新猫出现在男子的膝盖上。这是只可爱的印花布猫，全身雪白……与他的爱猫迥然相异，又完全相同。
附：原文 The Zen of Cat The man was very sad. He knew that the Cat’s days were numbered.The doctor had said there wasn’t anything more that could be done, that he should take the cat home and make him as comfortable as possible. The man stroked the Cat on his lap and sighed. The Cat opened his eyes, purred and looked up at the Man.A tear rolled down the Man’s cheek and landed on the Cat’s forehead. The Cat gave him a slightly annoyed look. "Why do you cry, Man?" the Cat asked. "Because you can’t bear the thought of losing me? Because you think you can never replace me?" The Man nodded "yes." "And where do you think I’ll be when I leave you?" the Cat asked. The Man shruggedhelplessly. "Close your eyes, Man," the Cat said. The Man gave him a questioning look, but did as he was told. "What color are my eyes and fur?" the Cat asked. "Your eyes are gold and your fur is a rich, warm brown," the Man replied. "And where is it that you most often see me?” asked the Cat. "I see you…on the kitchen windowsill watching the birds…on my favorite chair…on my desk lying on the papers I need…on the pillow next to my head at night." "Then,whenever you wish to see me, all you must do is close your eyes," said the Cat. "Pick up that piece of string from the floor -- there, my ‘toy’. " The Man opened his eyes, then reached over and picked up the string. It was about two feet long and the Cat had been able to entertain himself for hours with it."Now take each end of the string in one hand," the Cat ordered. The Man did so. "The end in your left hand is my birth and the end in your right hand is my death.Now bring the two ends together," the Cat said. The Man complied. "You have made a continuous circle," said the cat." Does any point along the string appear to be different, worse or better than any other part of thestring?" The Man inspected the string and then shook his head"no". "Close your eyes again," the Cat said.” Now lick your hand." The Man widened his eyes in surprise. "Just do it," the Cat said. "Lick your hand, think of me in all my familiar places, think about all the pieces of string." The Man felt foolish, licking his hand, but he did as he was told. He discovered what a cat must know, that licking a pawis very calming and allows one to think more clearly. He continued licking and the corners of his mouth turned upward into the first smile he had shown in days. He waited for the Cat to tell him to stop, and when he didn’t, he opened his eyes. The Cat’s eyes were closed. The Man stroked the warm, brown fur, but the Cat was gone. The Man shut his eyes hard as the tears poured down his face. He saw the Cat on the windowsill,then in his bed, then lying across his important papers. He saw him on the pillow next to his head, saw his bright gold eyes and darkest brown on his noseand ears. He opened his eyes and through his tears looked over at the circle of string he still held clutched in his hand. One day, not long after, there was a new Cat on his lap. She was a lovely calico and white…very different from his earlier beloved Cat and very much the same.
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