So there are two types of people in this world – the doers and the slackers. Sorry to disappoint the people expecting a little more philosophical basis for such generalization. But think about it, most of our generation is brimming with us slackers (and thus yours truly has given into not rejecting reality), we don’t give a shit, we don’t care about image, we don’t care about “things”, those “things” will come to us anyway, and we don’t want to do any of those “things” that even marginally border on taking an iota of responsibility. And hence we end up doing, and I say this in no less measure, a lot of nothing.
Therein starts the dilemma, what do slackers do when they are given a choice of adopting a cat or a dog. On one end, they like it when other beings (lets just say dogs for now) lick their face and shower them with sloppy kisses for doing next to nothing. On the flip side, they hate it when they are burdened with even a meager chore that they can’t write-off (say walking a dog every twice a day).
Someone once said, ‘with great powerlessness comes great irresponsibility’. Â Not exactly, but what’s to stop me from assuming a double negative is not as true as a single positive. And with that powerlessness bestowed on me, I am but unequivocally inclined to say that I would prefer a cat for it embodies everything I stand for. For one, cats don’t give a shit; and while however much the rest of the world wants to marginalize such an attitude, that is eventually the holy grail of “slackerism”. With just that one shell in my shotgun, I embarked on a six-month propaganda mission to convince my “doer” wife why cats are best for the both of us. Not because I don’t like dogs, but because the slacker in me won’t allow me to be any less irresponsible than I already am. But then, by volunteering to clear the litter, I have already killed a little bit of that slacker in me. The things I have to do. If only logic had a part in them.
mere pyaare dost..
hope this post finds you in the pink of health..
my sincere advice to you: don’t get any pets. Not now for sure.
Let me list out some of the many things you might not have thought of:
Pets are expensive:
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costs involved:
the obvious – food, medical insurance, litter
the not so obvious –
* apartment rent [usually higher for apartments that allow pets],
* additional monthly pet rent [anywhere from 30 to 50 a month],
* additional deposit [500 to 1000$ – most of which is usurped [by well dressed thieves called rental agents] when you leave the apartment],
* pet toys – pet gadgets etc. [scratch pads, catnip, pet doors]
* paying for lodging [or someone who takes care of] for the pet – when you travel
* the resale value of your car decreases if you have a pet 🙂 If you own a house – there are people who won’t buy places which had pets..
A lot more responsibility than you think they are:
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* you need to think about who would take care of the pet when you travel
– think about india trips, think about short domestic trips, think about going off for the weekend
* clean up – pets are sometimes like kids – they get sick too – and sometimes may vomit where you don’t want them to [grossed out yet?? – but it’s true]
other clean up would be furniture issues etc..
* you have to worry about guests too – who aren’t pet friendly. When you are hosting this can be a pain in the wrong places…
* If you are used to life on the go – quick decisions – short notice trips –> that might be affected.
hehe.. if you haven’t changed your mind yet – call me.
Overall – a pet’s going to cost you ~$300 to ~$500 more per month. If I could go back, I would rather spend a half of it every month on some charity [AID or Asha] and feel a lot more satisfied and responsible [:)]
inka nee ishtam..
itlu,
mee sreyobalaashi
chaitu