Cats, which live in Pamplona, know that the escaping humans are allowed in the streets (from July 6 to 14 – during the event RUNNING OF THE BULLS / encierro) to hit the roaring bulls with rolled up newspapers. Swords are not allowed – till the evening comes. Observant cats from Pamplona, I’m sure, categorize this famous Pamplona RUNNING OF THE BULLS festival San Fermin for demented, alike a mental (human) illness. Saul Bellow (Nobel prize author) notes related to this phenomenon: “… problem lies in the fact that the normal is dull” (the non-usual, however, may not be written – at least not in newspapers …). A cat, observing human and cattle street life in Pamplona maybe rules that what Saul Bellow circumscribes with: “Stillness in the midst of chaos“. In this respect cats are maybe even also alike writing artists, because (as Saul Bellow continues:) “ … art has something to do with the achievement of stillness in the midst of chaos. A stillness which characterizes prayer, too, and the eye of the storm … in arrest of attention in the midst of distraction. ”
youtube 1 – San Ferma:
youtube 2 – one human killed:
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Flickr Comments 
related:
my article about Saul Bellow
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I always watch the Running of the Bulls on TV. I cannot believe what people do! Cats need to be hidden and in silence for sure. Jackie
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I’m always fascinated by how differently we all live and interact with wild life. Can’t help but appreciate its diversity.
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related:
title=”Scotland is ours! by B℮n, on Flickr
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related:
title=”StandardBuffalo-don’t get too close! by Steven Ford / snowbasinbumps, on Flickr
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related:
title=”Point of view by Philippe Sainte-Laudy, on Flickr
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Hey, thank you my friend 🙂
All the best!
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nice to meet you, Philippe, not only on flickr but also on wordpress!
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You are spot on Frizztext. I can imagine cats shaking their heads and wondering why a two legged animal chooses to delude himself into believing he can outrun a four legged one. 🙂
Eliz
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a two legged will win only versus a four legged runner, if he can fly, when it becomes too dangerous. my cat Emily often told me angrily from birds, just flying away, when high noon was near …
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here is another point of view:
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http://www.life.com/gallery/52491/2010-pictures-of-the-year?xid=weeklytopten#index/98
Spaniards construct a human tower during the Tarragona Castells Competition on Oct. 3 in Tarragona, Spain. The tradition is believed to have originated when dance groups began building human towers around the end of the 18th century, and is now a celebrated part of Catalan culture.
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