Walking the Cat.

One time, I saw a lady walking her cat. This was one of the most ridiculous things I've seen. Leash around her neck, the cat stopped halfway on the crosswalk and caused a mild traffic jam. The lady tugged embarrassingly for her cat to walk. Of course, a cat has a mind of its own and it sat contently there licking its paw. As cars started piling behind one another, the lady finally scooped up her "domesticated" cat and walked on.

Every time I remember that incident, I always laugh. Who would be silly enough to put a cat on a leash? But then I think... what in my life do I try to "put a leash" on? There are things in our lives that we can't really control, but we try to manipulate it. It could be our relationships, our career paths, our hobbies. After some time, we habituate to it, but people who are on the outside can see how ridiculous we look balancing all these spinning plates. So I wonder if I'm trying to walk any cats right now, and if so, what am I trying to put on a leash?