By Harold Klemp
Some of us are cat people, and others are dog people. I think I’m more of a cat person, although I also like dogs. In fact, we have a little dog at home. Molly is a sweet, forgiving little animal whose main reason for being on earth is to love somebody—even a cat lover. Even the neighborhood cats come running over whenever they see us out for a walk, because our dog is very much like a cat. Maybe that’s why she gets along so well in our family. She’s very gentle and intelligent.
Those of you who have cats probably notice that they don’t really seem to miss you too much when you’re gone for the day. But dogs are different. As soon as you walk in the door they go wild with joy, trying to jump up and lick your face. With cats, you’re lucky if they look up to see who let the draft in when the door opened.
Cats and dogs each give love in their own way. Pets bring healing from loneliness and are companions at times when our own kind won’t have us. Sometimes pets are closer to us than our family, because they don’t judge us—unless, of course, dinner’s late. They need a real reason.
Cats and dogs have their jealousies, but they don’t gossip. Generally all they want is to love and be loved. People who have a difficult time accepting love from others sometimes find it easier to accept love from a pet. This companionship offers a healing which makes life bearable for them.
When Soul takes up residence in bodies other than the human form, such as that of a dog or a cat, It’s just at a different level of consciousness. But Soul in any form is from God, and God is love.
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Adapted from Unlocking Your Sacred Puzzle Box, Mahanta Transcripts, Book 6, by Harold Klemp.
Our little toy Australian Shepard who was my wife’s traveling companion when she takes trips, recently Translated. Runtley was a very little. He was born while we were traveling with his parents on our way back home from a long trip we were on. I was the midwife for his mom while she gave birth to this litter. I couldn’t drive because of a surgery I recently had. So my wife Pam drove and I gave running reports on progress from the back of our mini van. Zippy had her litter of pups before I became a member of Eckankar and learned we are all soul. Stepping in and being the midwife was a new experience for me. It created a bond between us that filled an empty place I didn’t know I had.
We kept the four pups from Zip’s litter two of them have now translated. Blue translated first. She became suddenly very ill. We took her to the vet’s she was there for two days we had just reached home from a visit with her when the vet call and said we should come back. Blue was comatose when we arrived. Pam was talking to the vet in front of her kennel. The vet said there was no hope, he didn’t think she would wake up. Blue heard Pam’s voice and woke up. I could feel and see the love between them she had stayed just long enough to say goodbye. When Runtley recently died it was very difficult. He was very small, he was or is one of the most joyful unassuming beings I have ever been fortunate enough to have known.
He left a large hole. Pam travels at times and he would go with her. She was very undecided if she wanted to get a new traveling companion. She ultimately decided to find one. I asked The Mahanta to help her find the best puppy for all of our combined spiritual needs. Pam came back with two one of whom we named Molly. She is very afraid and needs our help if anyone has advice on how to help her we would love to hear how to help her find the love that is available here.
I am so very grateful for my dog Byron and my cat Ellie. They were wonderful expressions of God’s love!
I had the pleasure of accepting a gift of love from a patient and their family while tending to them as a hospital employee, a PCT- Patient Care Tech.
I had the nudge to tell them I was finally open to getting a pet, probably a cat. The wife of the patient said, “What a coincidence. We’re trying to find a home for our cat. Would u like to meet her sometime?” I said, “Yes, but it would have to be after your stay at the hospital because I’m not allowed to accept gifts from patients.”
I gave her my contact information and started rearranging my home for the arrival of a new being.
Months went by and I heard nothing. I found her on facebook and we became friends. Then I dared to text her an inquiry about the cat. To my surprise she had forgotten all about me. That happens when your spouse has near-death experiences. The cat was still in need of a forever home so she invited me over.
I shared my spiritual beliefs with her and told her I was an ECKist. She looked it up online and became sure that I was the right person for her cat, Liah.
Apparently she had given Liah to another lady who already had 2 other cats and a dog. Her family came to live with her bringing another dog with them. They didn’t have room for Liah anymore and was going to give her away.
The wife was more than happy to take Liah back and wait for the right person to give her to. And that was when I contacted her, after the 1st adoption didn’t work. As you can imagine, I was interviewed more extensively to make sure Liah and I would be a good fit.
Finally the day came when the wife and husband arrived on my doorstep with Liah. They gave me her cat box, scooper, and extra litter. Liah even had a special water and food bowl they gave me, along with extra food. The wife was so happy to find a good home for Liah that she offered to buy Liah’s food and cat litter every month. I thanked her and let her know that I could manage it.
Liah has become an awesome companion. I have someone to greet when I come home, feed, clean the cat box, and comb her long fur. She always greets me in the bathroom first thing in the morning when I get up and when I get home from work. I just love her so much.
When my Grandma passed away Liah and I went to stay at Grandma’s house to help my Mom through the transition. Liah became a love bomb for my Mom too. My mom even bought her toys, food & litter while we were there.
One day Liah became lethargic and didn’t want to play or walk around the house any more. I took her to the Vet and learned that she has an unusual condition, not normally found in cats, only in humans. It was a heart murmur. The Vet looked compassionately at me and let me know that her heart would eventually fail. She gave me the typical things I could do for her, antibiotics for a possible infection, suggestion for a product for inflammation, eye drops for goop in the eyes, and a collar to order online that helps pets in stressful situations. The biggest restriction for her and I was to keep her lungs healthy, meaning to avoid being near cigarette smoke.
My Mom has a habit of sitting in the enclosed patio smoking. She would let Liah, a house cat with no front claws, outside to join her there. This was terrible for Liah’s lungs, so I kept her in my bedroom during the rest of our stay. Liah slowly started showing improvement. When the time came to return the house to the bank, Mom went back to her house and Liah and I return to my little place. Liah made a full recovery and I keep her at home, no more visits to families homes where there’s smoking. I still visit my Mom and love her unconditionally. I can love them both, just not in the same space.
Liah has been with me over a year now and is still as healthy as ever.
Thank you Montina! Your comment was a story in itself. So happy for you and Liah!
Thank you, Mahanta. My cats let me give love and receive their love. Animals are definitely Soul.