SOTA - July 4 2009- Jan 10 2012

                      

                   


                 
                     

                  








Today I lost my beloved cat SOTA. She was not a cat but a baby to me. I had seen her grow up from a kittten to a mother in the last 3 years.No matter what I do in my life her loss can never be made up for. She had been ill for the past 6 months owing to a bite injury but seemed to recover in the last 2 weeks. In a single day a deluge of vomits succumbed her.She was a very cute, cuddly, sweet cat. One of the calmest cats I have seen. I had 3 names for her sota, sutti, sutinder and she used to respond to all of them. She was a stray who had wandered in our old house 3 years back with another cat Minne. I named the 2 of them as Minne-Sota based on the state where I lived as a student in USA.

She would sit on my CPU cabinet at night while I used to work on my computer. Can never forget her walking on the keyboard which used to produce some gibberish on the screen. She was always gentle , never aggressive while asking for food. Her favorite spot was on the lap of our family members. Blankets were her preferred beds.She always used to purr whenever she used to get caressed on the neck.

As a reminiscence over her, each object in my house make me reminds her. Her scratches on my bags, her drinking water from the bathroom, her jumps on the dining table, her sleeping position on the sofa, the many rescues we had to do when she used to get stuck in my old house, the countless journeys we made together to the doctor and so many other memories.

Pets like Sota are selfless living beings. Far better then humans.They dont ask for anything from us other then a bit of love. Sota brought immense joy and happiness in my life. Not a single day went that I did not think about her even when I was away from home. Her mere presence in my house was a mood lifter to myself no matter how down and out I felt. On hindsight I feel maybe I could have spent some more time with her then I did. Could have played more with her instead of watching TV or sitting in front of the comp screen doing work. Could have taken her out  more often then I did...

I will never forget that the hands I used to cuddle her were the same hands that buried her.

Even in her departure she has communicated a lesson to me. Life is short ,spare time for the people who are around you else you will repent you never did anything when they were around.

I will always love you sutti, you will always be a part of me forever.Thanks for giving me so much joy and happiness. I hope the rainbow bridge poem is true and we can meet again.