Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Cats illustrate that nature does not always serve human purposes or logic.
- In plain terms
- Cats show us that nature doesn't always have a clear goal.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept that nature is not always purposeful.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does everything in nature have a purpose?
- What do cats teach us?
Another view
Many aspects of nature do serve ecological purposes.
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