Legend has it that Mohammad was a great cat lover. Once, while teaching, a cat curled up and fell asleep next to him, lying on the sleeve of his robe. When Mohammad had finished teaching, rather than disturb the sleeping cat, he cut off the sleeve of his robe. I think that the Universe gave us domesticated animals to teach us how to be human. I learn far more from my cats (and my betta fish) than they do from me.