It is a well-known fact, for those who know it well, that those cats who choose to live with humans do so as their protectors. Cats do not make these decisions lightly, after all. Though the food is good and the comfort great, they must often sacrifice their claws and their chance for progeny in order to take on this sacred task. But in exchange, they are given the Sight. And with this blessing upon their senses, cats ward their humans against those hungry ghosts that seek the warm attentions of normal folk.
You see, in order to poke holes between this world and the next, these hungry ghosts need our focus and our belief. What little they have is hoarded jealously, and used in sparing amounts to stomp down the hall at night, lose a set of keys, shove furniture into better alignment for catching ankles and shins, and otherwise bring what attention they can to the mysterious unknown. The more belief and attention humans pay, the more the pesky ghosts can shove into this world. And a great many cats must gather to stop such a thing.
But prevention is the best strategy, so cats convince their humans that there are no ghosts. Thus when the door creaks or sways, the shutters rattle or flatware skids and makes a midnight clatter, humans are trained by the cats to assume the felines are making all the racket. Further, cats yowl and screech to scare the hungry ghosts away. And instead of being afraid, humans may roll over or fling a shoe, bemoaning that cat losing its damn mind, again.
So the next time your cat winds her way around your ankles and nips at you, give her a belly rub and watch out for replaced furniture. Your cat is just trying to help you out.
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