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The Truth about CATS and DOGS

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My dog Teddy (as a pup) was extremely fond of cats! Unfortunately for him, the feeling wasn't mutual! His favorite hang out was our hall window where he'd reach up and sight-see, standing on his hind paws and his head would move left right, scanning the entire place! The funniest thing was his paws would ache after a while and he'd get down, but his curiosity always got the better of him! Squirrels were a big attraction (chipmunks actually) and cats! You see we lived in an apartment, luckily on the ground floor, and the neighbors on the side had a huge backyard with fruit trees and the squirrels would go up and down the coconut trees (I have to admit even I couldn't resist watching them sometimes) . The house behind our building had cats! Ample supply! And the mother cat seemed to think having litter after litter was her sole purpose in life! When I'd take him out, Teddy's first task was to chase after the kittens who managed to climb the wall and look down on ...

WHEN TRUTH LIES

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"Truth is still absolute. Believe that. Even when that truth is hard and cold, and more painful than you've ever imagined. And even when that truth is more cruel than any lie." We all say that we want to know the truth, the whole truth, in any situation in our lives. I think we're lying most of the time. Especially wen we're in the wrong, (and at some point we all are)and the last thing we need is a third person pointing out the facts(I say third because a second person seems to have more of a right, and in this situation everyone is a third person). The bare naked truth that we've tried so hard to hide.Of course, when someone else lies to us we demand an explanation and expect the truth, if we do not get this we lose trust in the other person.And trust, the way it entwines itself with lies is intriguing. If a lie is never uncovered it can go on to remain the truth,so then what makes a lie different? Sometimes I think we're happier in oblivion.Because trut...