…cause you just might get it. How the Universe gave me what I wanted but not the way I wanted it
I wanted two things: to drink less alcohol and to have a pet, preferably a dog.
But a dog needs walks and I work all day. So after having a look at some adorable doggies, I had to admit that I could only afford a cat. The thing is: I don‘t like cats because they are not dogs. Because they love you only if they want (food) and not just because you came home from work and made their day just by being there. The feline attitude of „I don’t need you but you can be my servant if you like“ gets on my nerves. And I get on their nerves. Friends‘ cats tend to hide under the bed after I enter the room. I had a look at some cats, didn‘t feel anything for them and gave up on that wish.
This left me with my second wish: to drink less. I loved my glass of wine after work and even though I tried very hard, I just wasn‘t able to make it only two or three evenings a week. Life was tough and I drank every day. One glass only but nevertheless.
Then one night I woke up with a terrible pain in my stomach and back, getting worse every minute. I panicked and called my mom at three a.m. She heard my voice and told me to call an ambulance. Two hours later I was diagnosed with a severe pancreatitis. My doctor said that I was lucky because the inflammation was severe but it went away very quickly after a couple of days with almost no food and a lot of infusions. They let me go five days later telling me that I shouldn‘t eat fat for some time and never.drink.alcohol.again.
Wine now means hospitalization. I didn’t wish for that.
The pancreatitis was not caused by my daily glass of wine but it didn‘t really matter. If you had a pancreatitis once you should not drink again. This is how the first of my wishes came true.
The second wish came true a couple of weeks later. My mom‘s friend had to give her four years old cat away and my mom asked me if I wanted it. The cat would usually have cost at least 300 euros but I could have it for free. Money was tight at that time, and I wouldn‘t even have to chip her, because she already had a chip. When I came to see her I only needed one second to look into her bright blue eyes to know that we would be a perfect match. My mom and her friend felt it too.
I’m in love with a cat, I can’t believe it
So now I don‘t drink alcohol and I have a cat. She‘s the perfect pet for our family: we take her on holiday in our car or by train and she doesn‘t care. She acts like she owns the place everywhere. She doesn‘t even get mad when my kids try to give her a bath. Well, she might pee on their socks afterwards, but only on their socks, not on mine. And she waits every day by the door when I come back from work. Her „I only love you when I need you“ way of life does get on my nerves but at least I feel that I am very attached to her. I am attached to a cat. Incredible.
P.S. Right now I wish for a job that is more fun and pays better. Let‘s see what the Universe has to say about it.
PP.S. Wine was involved when I had the most chaotic day with my kids.
PPP.S. I got in touch for the first time when I read “The cosmic ordering service” by Bärbel Mohr. Highly recommended.