Cats Relaxation in Bowls
Why Bowls?
For us humans it often seems puzzling: Why doesn’t the cat choose the large sofa or the wide bed, but instead a narrow bowl, sometimes hardly bigger than herself? The answer lies in the deep nature of the cat. Bowls embrace the body. They provide support where the world feels wide and overwhelming. For the cat, limitation is not confinement, but comfort.
The Circle as a Symbol of Calm
The roundness of the bowl reflects the shape in which cats most love to sleep: curled up, nose tucked against tail, a small circle of fur. In this posture all tension disappears. Muscles loosen, the world may remain outside. The circle is not just a form, it is a symbol: perfection, protection, unity.
The Search for the Perfect Form
Humans and the Straight Line
We humans love lines. We build right angles, fold laundry, write life plans. We long for order that can be measured.
The Cat and the Round
The cat, however, seeks what has no corners. Whether bowl, sink, or cardboard box – she curls up inside as if to teach us: life is not a straight path, but a circle, an eternal closing of the loop.
Meditation on Four Paws
Whoever watches a cat in a bowl sees more than an animal at rest. It is almost a meditation – a quiet reminder that we too may seek places that hold us. Places that allow us to let go.
The Paradox of Luxury
We buy elegant furniture, yet the cat chooses the simplest place. The round one. The one that seems absurd to us – and yet, in that very choice, lies a deep meaning.
The Mirror of Our Longing
For when we laugh as we see her, we are laughing at ourselves. At our constant striving for greatness, while the cat finds everything in the small.
The Bowl as a Symbol
Whether as a scratching board, an improvised home, or simply as a meditative retreat – the cat bowl reminds us that perfection does not lie in size, but in the courage to let ourselves fall into the round.
The cat rests – and the world becomes round.