Today, a netizen asked me that she is in a tight financial situation, and she likes cats very much. Should I have one? If you can’t feed it, are you irresponsible for it?
It is true that in today's society, the cost of raising a pet is still quite large. If it is raised in a big city, the money spent on pets in one month is no less than the living expenses of an adult in one month. So when your financial conditions are relatively tight, should you raise a pet?
First, I want to tell a story. I have a friend who works alone in a big city. When she was the poorest, she bought a puppet cat for 2800 for , And this 2800 is still borrowed from . Many people think she may be crazy, and her monthly salary at the time was just enough for her own living expenses. When the cat and her returned to the house, she bought her again for the cat to live better. Cat litter, cat food, cat climbing frame, etc., then you may have to ask, why is she not rich at all in her own life, and even spends flowers to buy a small animal? Later I asked her the same question, and she answered me like this: "The reason why I bought a cat is because I want to have a small animal accompany me in my spare time or in my spare time. They are not accounting Better or worse than you, they will always stick to you. They don’t think you are better than you. The rich and the poor will always cling to you. I think this is a kind of spiritual sustenance. Every time I am under a lot of pressure, my work and life are good. , When I let myself go to feed it, tease it, and when I go home, it meows at me, I feel that all the difficult things are no longer a big deal at the moment, and sometimes I see them in small animals. What many people don’t have, the sincere look in their eyes... is really relaxing..." The picture below is the cat she raised, her name is Pudding.
It is often pleasant to be moderately dependent, and the feeling of being needed makes one feel that there are some benefits in this world. And the feelings of giving to pets,They tend to get positive feedback. Compared to humans, the feelings of animals are much simpler and more direct. And most office workers hope that there is a touch of warmth in this cold world.
There is also a proverb in China: A dog is not too poor at home.
I think whether raising a cat or raising a dog has little to do with financial constraints, personally, I don’t think it matters much. People keep pets because they can bring joy. Imagine that when you come home from get off work, there is always a cute dog to greet you at the door and interact with you. Rather than going home from get off work and opening the door in silence, these are two very different feelings. After raising a pet, it will change a lot of personal lives. My wife and I have never gone to the cinema to watch a movie after raising a dog, and rarely go to the mall. Basically I go home after get off work, always thinking about this member of the family in my heart.
In fact, the life of a dog is very simple. It is very happy with the owner. The rich can be rich, and the poor can be poor. As long as the dog is stuttering, it is enough to have clean drinking water. Dogs will always be loyal partners.
To put it a bit more complicated, people, like many animals, are actually social animals. In addition to the most basic material needs, they also have spiritual needs. People are born equal, and keeping pets is not the exclusive right of the rich. You can watch the movie of " the stray cat Bob". When people are in a trough, sometimes the one who accompanies you is not other people, but you since childhood. One-handedly raised pet, and because of its appearance, there is a glimmer of light and a glimmer of hope in your gray world. This is the power it brings to us.
So my point is: if you really love them and are ready to let them into your life, and you are willing to be responsible for them, then you should raise a pet that belongs to you. They can really bring hope to our lives.
