ABOUT US
“The white cat and the monk”
So… What’s the deal?
The word monk comes from the Greek word monachos - single, solitary.
To be frank, I don’t know precisely how it works. I don’t understand it myself. I only know that I have always been aware of being one (a monk). The only way I can think of myself as a monk, though, is as a not very good monk. 😇
The White Cat and the Monk
To me, the most important aspect of my being a monk is the timeframe, or actually lack thereof. As I see it, being a monk means living for eternity - not only for this world, or this time. Of course, I am IN this world and in this time, so I do live here, but my focus and my aim is on eternity. In that sense, the meanings single / solitary might be understood as not necessarily living alone, but living single-mindedly, with a single purpose. To be clear, I do NOT believe that it doesn't matter what we do in this time and world. This time and world is shaping eternity. What is based on Love will last. All else will die and disappear.
"No man or cat is an island - it's all about relationship"
- And the cat?
A while back, I read a book based on a poem by a medieval monk who is visited by a white cat, and they become friends. I had also recently been visited by a cat (silvery white, although spotted) and we had also become friends. His name is Moses. I realized the book was about us.
I believe that animals are part of the great plan unfolding into eternity, and I wish to explore the relationship with Moses to see how it may develop, and to learn all the lessons it may give me.
I believe that mine and Moses' paths crossed for this purpose. I believe that there lies a hidden treasure in relationships with animals, that often is overlooked due to our human arrogance, pride and existential lostness. The loss of relationship seems to me the reason for why our planet is dying.
"No man or cat is an island - it’s all about relationship."
