Humans love correcting the story.
“The Egyptians did not worship cats,” they insist. “They worshiped Bastet, who merely had the head of a cat.”
Repugnant kitty litter.
They gave their goddess a cat’s head. What part of this requires further explanation?
The Egyptians watched us keep rodents out of their grain and snakes out of their homes. We allowed them to pet us. They mistook that for ownership.
Then they reached the only sensible conclusion.
Divinity.
This embarrasses modern humans. You prefer history that places you at the center. You call yourselves Homo sapiens, oh such “wise humans,” because nobody else would call you that.
Bronze cats stood in temples. Our likenesses appeared in tombs. Priests even mummified some of us as offerings to Bastet. Of course they understood that a cat’s sacredness did not end merely because we had stopped breathing.
Then civilization declined.
Cats were removed from temples and had to reside in cardboard boxes. Offerings became discount kibble. Sacred vessels became plastic dishes shoved beside the washing machine.
You call this progress?
Now you spend half the evening staring at your phone while we sit beside an empty food bowl. Then you call the Egyptians foolish for honoring cats?
At least they looked up.
The Egyptians understood that reverence was the proper response.
Modern humanity could learn something from them.
An apology would be a start.
Can We Help You?
Is something you value getting less attention from you than your phone does?
Otis is grateful you stayed long enough to consider the evidence.
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Otis will return next week, provided the offerings improve.
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