We tend to assume things about people prematurely, we judge each other, we are biased. We are human. Disgustingly, erroneously human.
I've got another kick in the ass today...and got quite upset. Another reminder to refrain from making assumptions based on someone else's words. Back home we've had this neighbour, as far as I remember he always lived alone. He was an alcoholic, considered to be a total loser, and I don't ever remeber him having a permanent job of a any kind. He simply was strange. Well, as it turns out his house caught on fire a week ago and he suffocated there. What I didn't know was - he had a cat. He got some sort of a side-job just to get enough money to get his cat spayed, that's the guy who never really had a job. And I guess about a month ago he went to visit his sister-in-law, which lives about 15 mins away; he told her he wasn't feeling well and that he was in constant pain. He mentioned that he was worried about his cat and asked that in case of his death she finds a good home for the kitty. That's the only thing that was on his mind. That has totally surprised me and changed my opinion about him. They've seen the cat sitting on the roof, waiting for him. That woman doesn't want to take the poor cat and asked another sister-in-law, who lives next-door to the deceased man to take care of her. THe other woman doesn't like cats, but she agreed to feed her. I begged my mom to take the cat. The kitty is heart-broken and is living on the street. World is so cruel.

P.S. I test people that I newly meet and I let them into my life only if they are kind and empathetic to animals. Especially cats. And it's extremely important to me, because if someone can be cruel to a helpless animal(I'm not talking about self-defence in case of an uncalled animal attack), he has no reason to take another breath. As simple as that.