看不見的陽光貓杰克

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Jack was born without eyes. He's very lucky with his timing.

He grew up having other kittens to play and socialize with①, and was used to people from the moment he was born since there are always kids hanging around②the barn. He was a favorite amongst the students at the barn.

However, when it came time to find the kittens homes, no one knew where Jack would end up.

That's when I got an e-mail from my friend. All she asked was "Do you still want one of the kittens? There's one here with no eyes and no one can take him."

Without thinking I told her that I did want the kitten.

When we first brought him home, Jack stayed mostly in my room.

He walked cautiously around, sniffing③everything.

After about a day he had no issues running around,jumping onto my bed and climbing on everything.

Also, a few weeks after getting Jack, we got a new barn cat named Bear.

Bear and Jack have become best friends.

It doesn't matter that he can't see, Jack always knows when Bear is around.

They chase④each other around and wrestle⑤, and when they're tired they'll lie down in the grass together.

Jack is truly an inspiration.

I've owned a lot of kittens in my life, but Jack is the happiest, most playful of them all.

He doesn't feel sorry for himself. Heck, for all he knows, all cats are just like him.

People who know Jack don't feel sorry for him. They cherish him for the treasure that he is.

I have talked to a few people who haven't met him personally who tend to pity him, but they just don't understand, Jack doesn't need pity.

I think Jean said it best when she told me that cats don't have disabilities, they have adaptabilities.

杰克出生的時候就沒有眼睛，不過它出生的時機倒是很好。

在它長大的過程中，它可以和其他的小貓一起玩鬧，也很習慣與人相處，因為那時總有孩子在農場周圍玩耍。它可是那群孩子最喜歡的一只貓。

但是到了要為小貓們找家的時候，卻沒人知道杰克最終會到哪里。

那時，我收到了朋友的一封電子郵件。她在郵件里只說了兩句話：“那窩生下來的貓里，你現在還想不想要一只？這里有一只沒有眼睛的貓，沒人要它。”

我想都沒想就告訴她，我要這只貓。

當杰克剛被我們帶回家的時候，它基本上都只乖乖待在我的臥室里。

它走路很小心，什么東西都要聞一聞。

不過差不多一天之后，它就開始到處跑起來，跳到我的床上，或是爬到各種家具上。

在把杰克帶回家幾周后，我們又有了一只叫貝爾的貓。

貝爾和杰克成了最好的朋友。

看不見東西對杰克一點影響都沒有，貝爾來了它總能知道。

它們互相追逐嬉戲，累了的時候就一起在草坪上躺下。

杰克真的給了我很大的鼓舞。

我養過許多貓，但在它們之中，杰克是最快樂、最喜歡玩耍的一只。

它從不自怨自憐。哎，也許它覺得所有的貓都跟它一樣呢。

了解杰克的人從不為它而感到惋惜。他們會像對待珍寶一樣對待它，而它也確實是一件珍寶。

我曾跟一些沒有親眼見過它的人說過不要為它感到惋惜，但他們就是不明白，杰克不需要別人的憐憫。

我覺得，簡的一句話用來解釋這個問題最好不過，她曾告訴我，沒有殘疾的貓，貓擁有很強的適應能力去應對生活。

① socialize with 與……社交，與……交往

② hang around 閑蕩；徘徊

③ sniff 英 [sn?f] 美 [sn?f] vi. 嗅；嗤之以鼻 vt. 嗅；聞；用力吸；發覺 n. 吸，聞；嗤之以鼻；氣味；以鼻吸氣；吸氣聲

④ chase 英 [t?e?s] vt. 追逐；追捕；試圖贏得；雕鏤vi. 追逐；追趕；奔跑 n. 追逐；追趕；追擊

⑤ wrestle 英 ['res(?)l] 美 ['r?sl] n. 摔跤；搏斗；斗爭vi. 摔跤；斗爭；斟酌 vt. 與摔跤；與……搏斗；使勁搬動