Cats and happiness

I want to share my favorite parable.



Once an old cat met a young kitten. The kitten ran in a circle and tried to catch its tail.
The old cat stood and looked, and the young kitten kept spinning, falling, getting up and chasing its tail again.
“Why are you chasing your tail?” The old cat asked.
- They told me - the kitten answered - that my tail is my happiness, so I'm trying to catch it.

The old cat smiled, since only old cats can do this and said:
“When I was young, they also told me that in my tail, my happiness. For many days I ran after my tail and tried to grab it.
I did not eat, did not drink, but only ran after the tail. I fell exhausted, got up and again tried to catch my tail. At some point, I despaired and went.

I just went where my eyes were. And you know what I suddenly noticed?
- What? The kitten asked in surprise.
“I noticed that wherever I go, my tail goes everywhere with me.”