Maxfield Parrish

max9, originally uploaded by MisfitHue.

this is the last photo that i took of max.

my beliefs allow me to hope that in his next life max will be a human. as a human, he'll be able to improve his karma and hopefully achieve enlightenment.

i know that he and i had very strong karma. i believe that he was a bodhisattva, and i was lucky enough to be his friend. you can only guess how many times he comforted, chastised and cheered me. his wisdom was always in the tone of his meow.

max was my cat. he was afraid of children, curious of other big humans, but not fond of men. i've only known one man that max truly liked. i was shocked, and max was not shy about it.

this last year was a tough one. he lost his beautiful coat and went from 11 to 5 pounds. his thyroid took its toll and eventually the kidneys said enough. but, he still had spunk and an opinion.

to the very last hour he was talking... and now my world is painfully quiet.