Frank

He is my favorite cat at Davis. He used to have his own guest book so when people visited him, they can write something on it. I wrote on his guest book a few time. I really enjoyed petting frank and reading his guest book at the same time. By reading his guest book, I know that there are so many people care about him and bring him food each day. I also heard the fans of Frank create a facebook account for him. However, just before I had a chance to add him as a friend on my facebook, I got the news that he is missing.

I used to see him almost everyday. I still remember the night before the each exam, I often stayed at 24 hours room until 3 am in the morning. Every time I rode my bike home and passed the Veihmeyer building, I would stop by and check on him. It is dark in the campus around that time. He looks so lonely when he is sleeping alone inside his wooden box. I would gently wake him up and pet him.

Besides being dark, Campus is also very peaceful and quiet around that time. I really enjoyed this quiet time I had after each busy day. I can just temporally forget everything that is around me. Just me and Frank!

I am going to miss him. In fact, after he was missing, I checked on his wooden box outside of Veihmeyer building more often. Every time, I went there, I just wished he would just show up and greet me. But it never happened.

I am sad that he was missing. But I considered I am very lucky to have a chance to know him personally. He is such a remarkable cat. He affected so many of his guests in so many different ways. He brought a community closer together just because of his presence. (Well, you will understand what I mean when you read his guest book or his facebook group.) He probably didn't know that so many people wrote on his guest book, saying that he makes their day. And, again, he is just a Cat.

If a cat can influence the lives of so many people, what about us-Homo Sapiens, which supposed to mean a species that think. We often don't realize that what we do have a huge impact on whoever is around us. And, yet, we call ourselves Home Sapiens. How ironic it is!
I post the picture of Frank the Veihmeyer cat below.