Eighty percents of white cats with
blue eyes are deaf. Si Putih was one of them.

Si Putih was eating a fish that he
had got from the trashcan. An orange cat was crouching behind Si Putih.  Si Putih was not aware of orange cat’s
presence. He could not hear the orange cat’s steps because he was deaf. In a
blink, the orange cat picked his fish and ran. Si Putih pursued the orange cat
but the orange cat ran too fast. Si Putih lost his meal.

“Ha! Ha! Deaf cat’s meal has been
stolen again,” said a hefty black cat.

“What a dumb cat! This looser cat
always fails to be mouse hunter. This looser cat always fails to keep his
meal,” other cat said, laughing at Si Putih.

In cat’s world, good sense of
smell, visual acuity and speed are not enough in cat’s competition. A cat needs
highly effective sense of hearing to hunt its prey and anticipate its
competitor’s movement. Si Putih was supposed to be a hunter but he was deaf. He
could not hear his friends’ mockery but he knew they laughed at him from their
body language. It was hard to be a deaf cat in free competition. Sometimes, he
felt that the life was not fair. His weakness leads him into problem.

This picture is from amazonaws.

Once in the morning, a kid of
seven saw Si Putih. Si Putih’s blue eyes were looking to the kid’s eyes. They
were observing each other intently. Si Putih moved his ears and meowed to
express warm greeting. Si Putih’s instinct said that the kid was a good kind
person. They liked each other at the first sight. Si Putih walked closer and
slowly to the kid. The kid was caressing the cat. It was the expression of
interest.

Since that time, the kid adopted
Si Putih. Si Putih did not have to hunt nor explore the trashcan to get food
anymore because he became the member of the kid’s family.

The kid saw the beauty in Si
Putih’s blue eyes and white fur whereas, in fact, white color and blue eyes
were the physical characteristics of a deaf cat. Si Putih was a friendly cat.
He was not tough hunter but he had power of attraction through his weakness. Si
Putih finally found someone who accepted and loved him as he was. Then, he
loved and accepted himself as he was.  He
realized the beauty and positive things in his weakness. He was grateful for
God’s blessings.