In the far distant past in far off India there was a holy man, a Guru.
This Guru owned a cat of which he was most fond.
However during prayers the cat wandered among the faithful and rubbed itself on the people, like cats do.
This caused some consternation among the faithful who complained that the cat disturbed their meditation.
The Guru thought about this and decided that during prayers the cat should be tied up, and so it was that whenever there were prayers the cat would be tied up.
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2005 - Some thoughts on Ritual - Bro Harvey Lovewell.
