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1、TheZenofCatTheManwasverysad.HeknewthattheCat’sdayswerenumbered.Thedoctorhadsaidtherewasn’tanythingmorethatcouldbedone,thatheshouldtaketheCathomeandmakehimascomfortableaspossible.ThemanstrokedtheCatonhislapandsighed.TheCatopenedhiseyes,purredandlookedupattheMan.AtearrolleddowntheMan’scheek
2、andlandedontheCat’sforehead.TheCatgavehimaslightlyannoyedlook.“Whydoyoucry,Man？”theCatasked.“Becauseyoucan’tbearthethoughtoflosingme？Becauseyouthinkyoucanneverreplaceme？”TheMannodded“yes.”“AndwheredoyouthinkI’llbewhenIleaveyou？”theCatasked.TheManshruggedhelplessly.“Closeyoureyes,Man,”theC
3、atsaid.TheMangavehimaquestioninglook,butdidashewastold.“Whatcoloraremyeyesandfur？”theCatasked.“Youreyesaregoldandyourfurisarich,warmbrown,”theManreplied.“Andwhereisitthatyoumostoftenseeme？”askedtheCat.“Iseeyou…onthekitchenwindowsillwatchingthebirds…onmyfavoritechair…onmydesklyingonthepape
4、rsIneed…onthepillownexttomyheadatnight.”“Then,wheneveryouwishtoseeme,allyoumustdoiscloseyoureyes,”saidtheCat.“Pickupthatpieceofstringfromthefloor——there,my‘toy.’”TheManopenedhiseyes,thenreachedoverandpickedupthestring.ItwasabouttwofeetlongandtheCathadbeenabletoentertainhimselfforhourswith
5、it.“Nowtakeeachendofthestringinonehand,”theCatordered.TheMandidso.“Theendinyourlefthandismybirthandtheendinyourrighthandismydeath.Nowbringthetwoendstogether,”theCatsaid.TheMancomplied.“Youhavemadeacontinuouscircle,”saidthecat.“Doesanypointalongthestringappeartobedifferent,worseorbettertha
6、nanyotherpartofthestring？”TheManinspectedthestringandthenshookhishead“no.”“Closeyoureyesagain,”theCatsaid.“Nowlickyourhand.”TheManwidenedhiseyesinsurprise.“Justdoit,”theCatsaid.“Lickyourhand,thinkofmeinallmyfamiliarplaces,thinkaboutallthepiecesofstring.”TheManfeltfoolish,lickinghishand,bu
7、thedidashewastold.Hediscoveredwhatacatmustknow,thatlickingapawisverycalmingandallowsonetothinkmoreclearly.Hecontinuedlickingandthecornersofhismouthturnedupwardintothefirstsmilehehadshownindays.HewaitedfortheCattotellhimtostop,andwhenhedidn’t,heopenedhiseyes.TheCat’s
