Tales of a Temple Cat: Wise Words

May you and all beings be well, happy and at peace

Monday, July 13, 2026

With Metta,

Da

Labels: Inspiration

The nuns call me Vege Cat but my real name is Da, which means "greatness, intelligence".

The temple where I have lived for more than 7 years

I am lucky to have a roof over my head and a good teacher like Head Nun.

Ning is quite different from me. He has no interest in spiritual matters but has a good and kind heart.

From A Nonya's Pen: "God gives us a pencil for the book of life but He alone holds the eraser."

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