Be well in the next world, too. A story about the cat I lived with for 18 years.
"What is the most painful event you have experienced in your life?" If asked that, I have always answered, "The parting with an animal I lived with." I have experienced partings with people, too. I have had my fair share of painful events. Even so, the saddest thing in my life was the parting with an animal. And then, on October 22, 2026, just before 3:00 AM. Katsuo, the cat I lived with for 18 years, passed away. My encounter with Katsuo was sudden. There was a Styrofoam box in front of the apartment I lived in at the time. Inside was a kitten. The apartment did not allow pets. Naturally, I could not keep him. I looked for someone to take him in. However, while I was doing that, I became unable to let him go. In the end, I rented a pet-friendly apartment and moved. My life, in this way, was changed little by little by one cat. His name is "Katsuo." It comes from Katsuo in "Sazae-san."…
