Jamal reviewed Feline Philosophy by John Gray
Antidode to the Quest for Meaning
5 stars
"The characteristics that the modern mind prides itself on are precisely those of madness: there is no one more logical than the lunatic. All their vital processes shrunk into the mind, concerned so much with cause and effect. what is the one thing they lack that sane men posses? the ability to be careless and laugh at the world (like Pascal), they cant believe in what religion always asked, to believe in a justification of their lives that seems absurd." (May not be 100% accurate quote, from memory)
The book covers more than cats, felt more like a cat themed joy-ride for the author where he went through some ideas with that perspective. However, it all ties back perfectly together throughout the book and at the end of it.
It was a while ago that I finished it and cannot right now recall many memorable passages, but its impression is …
"The characteristics that the modern mind prides itself on are precisely those of madness: there is no one more logical than the lunatic. All their vital processes shrunk into the mind, concerned so much with cause and effect. what is the one thing they lack that sane men posses? the ability to be careless and laugh at the world (like Pascal), they cant believe in what religion always asked, to believe in a justification of their lives that seems absurd." (May not be 100% accurate quote, from memory)
The book covers more than cats, felt more like a cat themed joy-ride for the author where he went through some ideas with that perspective. However, it all ties back perfectly together throughout the book and at the end of it.
It was a while ago that I finished it and cannot right now recall many memorable passages, but its impression is still felt on me every day. Every now and then, when my head is doing loops trying to understand the whys and whats from big to small issues of life, I recall the wisdom of the house cat.
In a way, it has been the perfect self-help book. I now sleep more confidently, waste time without worrying, and daydream without guilt.
