Postscript Overwhelmed, have Mercy.

One of Fleur's fiancees

Our late Minousa

Bonita

Rosy (passed over the rainbow). 

Loulou

Mausy

Snowflake (used to visit my Cats' Table), possibly hit by a vehicle). 

 "The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom." "Love truth, but pardon error." "He must be very ignorant, for he answers every question he is asked."  "The comfort of the rich depends on the abundant supply of the poor." "Liberty of thought is the life of the soul."  "No problem can withstand the assault of  substantial thinking." Jean Voltaire.                                                                                                    The start of summer brought me a lot of sorrow. Sweet, gentle Rosy had lost a lot of weight. She loved her bit of cats' sausage in the morning, then suddenly became less keen. When I got up at 5 a. m. to go to the toilet, she greeted me and seemed to be fine. Half an hour later I sadly discovered that my little darling had quietly passed away in the meantime. When I walked outside to feed the visitors to my Cats' Table, I found one of them, a cute kitten, laying dead in front of my door. Next day our pretty Siamese feral, Minousa, who also lost a lot of weight lately, unexpectedly and peacefully went over the rainbow. But this wasn't the end of it, the next day my husband discovered lovely Melanie having cramps. We decided to take her to our veterinarian, quickly arranged straight away an appointment. I placed her in one of our transport boxes, but it was already too late, within minutes she followed our other two treasures "over the rainbow" . All three were between 5 and six years old. Melanie arrived as a kitten. Minousa a young man was trying to sell, an action I don't want to support, but she was clinging to me, so I couldn't help it and had to accept her wish, but offered and finally paid only 30 Dinar (a small sum for a cat that once was as the most expensive breed in the world), not sure whether he was the owner or had actually stollen her. Anyhow, it was obvious she didn't want to stay with him. Soon after she became "daddy's girl", loved by both of us. Minousa appeared to prefer the company of humans to that of cats. Rosy was a regular, well behaved visitor to my Cats' Table and friend of Fleur's. When I discovered both feral ladies being highly pregnant, I decided (contrary to the usual local custom) to take them inside, in order to make their short life a bit easier. A step I never regretted, inspite of my husband's grumbling. When Fleur's only surviving baby, Lady Gaga, became a teenager, the mother went outside and stayed a few days on the street, until she decided to enjoy "Hotel Mama" again. Anyway, during those aforementioned outdoor days Fleur got engaged to a Siamese tomcat from the neighborhood and on 28th of May gave birth to a lovely baby resembling daddy, plus a black beauty (not sure which fiancee that time), and 2 more dark coloured babies that died shortly afterwards. As usual one looked simular to mummy. Misfortune didn't end there. I suffered from constipation, rather painful. The examination revealed that I haven't been drinking enough and my body was full of gas. Though I am making a special effort to drink lots of water, regular cramps day and night remain, actually for nearly 3 months now. In addition my left foot suddenly got swollen, pain seemed to originate from the heel. I had great difficulty to walk more than just a few steps. The final diagnosis was pulled ligaments. Luckily no surgery required, only ankle support with ergonomic silicone pads, a great relieve. Anyhow, I musn't grumble. Folks in other parts of the world are much worse off. Latest reports from "Save the children fund" and other UN organizations reveal that 40 % of all killed in Gaza are children, 10 children loose every day 1 or 2 legs. 20,000 children are unaccounted for. Identification of of corpses, in mass graves and others is often no longer possible due to various injuries, in addition family members may well be dead as well. Sadly thousands of kids have been taken to prison by the Israeli government. A little while ago there was a shocking documentary on German TV, Monitor, about a secret prison camp in the Negev dessert, used to imprison and torture Palestinians. Israelian human rights activists brought this to light. Luckily dedicated folks who engage themselves with the defence of human rights exist in many countries, it is not a question of religion. They give us hope for a better society, eventually. A change must come. Hate and revenge are so destructive and can never be a solution. When I was a university student Canadian Leonard Cohen, the great singer, songwriter and poet, was very popular among students. I still love his songs, many have a religious background, e. g. "The story of Isaac", it is about the senseless killing of children. Many years ago Leonard Cohen said that it must stop. Actually all his songs are worth listening to. They are so brillant and their messages remain important for our present so called modern times. Lord have mercy.