The Cat--String Theory

The wool-ball floated in mid air, supported by the hand of an unknown. From it, a single tiny thread of wool hangs and swings aimlessly. The cat purred…..it readied itself; every muscles cell in its body is ready as it launched itself into mid air. Its clawless paws fully out-stretch as it tried to snatch the wool thread that hangs before its eyes. The paws closed-in onto its target every split second…it was just 5 centimetres away when the thread suddenly moved an inch higher and beyond its grasp.

The cat landed on the other side with a three and a half somersault, it turned its body around and made another attempt for the thread. This time, its attempt was even worse than the first—it paws managed to close in to 2 cm within its target BUT it only landed with only one somersault. The cat tried again…it jumped but failed…..it jumped higher but still failed…!! The process repeated as the persistent cat hangs on knowing that victory would eventually come.

Then Mr. Unknown decided to let go of the wool ball. The cat leaped onto the ball in a flash as the ball dropped onto the floor, it purred in satisfaction. Then suddenly, the cat gave the ball a hard push and walked away. The ball rolled around as the cat walked off; not once did it even turned its head back…

Ever heard of the cat-string theory? It is actually a theory that describes how a person lost interest in the things he craved so much for almost instantly after getting it. If there is a thing that affects me more than the heat this instant, it is the cat –string theory. The freedom and the relief that I yearned and craved when I left Maybank only lasted few minutes. It is like a surge of joy that rushed through your body, energizing you for a few minutes then after that it is like---“ like that loh!!”

Sometime, it make me wondered why the cat-string theory is so powerful that it affects many people. Is it because I am a tiger that I fall prey to the theory easily…maybe one day, someone who study Chinese zodiac could answer…

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