Ins-purr-ation for Cat Lovers

The kitten has a luxurious, Bohemian, unpuritanical nature.

It eats six meals a day, plays furiously with a toy mouse and a piece of rope, and suddenly falls into a deep sleep whenever the fit takes it.

It never feels the necessity to do anything to justify its existence; it does not want to be a Good Citizen; it has never heard of Service.  It knows that it is beautiful and delightful, and it considers that a sufficient contribution to the general good. 

And in return for its beauty and charm it expects fish, meat, and vegetables, a comfortable bed, a chair by the grate fire, and endless petting.

                                                                      -- Robertson Davies