Small yet powerful

Inspired by the article of Catherine Cunningham.

I was reading this article and found it different from most simply because of a huge impact caused by a tiny creature – a mouse. It’s odd because the puny animal hardly ever knew that his existence amounted to such a commotion. Though small as he is, he becomes news to read.

Catherine shared a planned weekend with her father and his beau Judy. What was supposed to be family-filled time spent turned out a mouse-trap chase – literally. From noticing unusual dog behavior, to setting a trap which unfortunately failed (even having peanut butter land on a kid’s ankle), until one unexpected evening all it needed was a bowl and perfect timing. I begin to think that it wasn’t the catch that gave all the fun to it, but the adventure of the chase. It also became quality family time for working as a team for the trap. The little crawler was big fuzz enough to land in a newspaper article. He barely had an idea that some story and news was done due to his existence, he simply continued on living.

Through this reading we see how control is important to humans. There was a big difference when the mouse (as Catherine stated) looked harmless in a pet store walled glass, and when the mouse was lose and we did not know its whereabouts. Once it was hidden and unseen, we become like witless warriors trying to outsmart an enemy who hardly knew he’s into battle.

Amazing how something so small can make something so big. Strangely, this story gave me some kind of hope as a beginner. If that tiny mouse can do it, then there is a huge possibility I can do it too… and even better.