Old Gumbie Cat by T.S. Elliot (Summary and explanation)

I had gone through many articles online and I didn't really find anything good enough for students learning this chapter. So I think I should write this one down.
Old Gumbie Cat is a poem which revolves around a cat named Jennyanydots, who is said to be a practical cat.
During the day she sits in mats, stairs and steps in the house doing nothing at all. She does not show any activities until it is night time when she heads to the basement.
She does not like the behavior of the mice in the basement and she decides to teach them certain things which will change their behavior. She teaches them music, crocheting and tatting.
The next day she just sits around like always and is fond of sitting in sunny and warm spots. She also sits near the hearth to keep herself warm and comfortable.
At night she finds out that the mice are very noisy and really annoying and she thinks that maybe it is because they have an irregular diet.
Therefore she fries and cooks for them so that they remain quiet.
The Gumbie cat likes to play with curtains and sit in smooth places like the window sill.
She finds out that the only way to keep the cockroaches away from any destruction is to give them employment. So she turns them into boy scouts from disorderly louts and gives them good deed and employment for life.
The poem ends with the note that we should give three cheers for the Gumbie cat on who our households depends.

Change

The stars shining in the dark is a good example that we need to live in the dark in order to shine. Everything in the world is beautiful before life hits hard and we fall into a pit of darkness where there are only fatal thoughts lingering in our minds. To get out of the dark hole isn't easy like it is usually said. In fact it is much more difficult than any other thing. It requires belief in our own self and efforts to uplift our dead spirit, so that our dreams are alive again. We have to take a path which we didn't really take, the path of self discovery, to find out what is real in us and what we were meant for. It is tough to again find ourselves after being lost in a place which feels comfortable yet kills us more. Evil thoughts have to be pushed away and new ways have to be adopted. People say we change and that is the last thing you should pay attention to! Because people speak if you don't work according to them. Strengthen your will and be bold at heart so that no soul can break you again.

A mistake never forgotten

As she sat back on her chair..  Her eyes stared at the wall..  The wall had treasures hidden in it, it seemed.. Coz she was lost while looking at it..  The guilt of hurting someone's soul had almost killed her.  That person pretended to be happy still bcoz she was happy. He cried his nights to sleep while her nights became a little peaceful..  She wanted to punish herself bt she cudnt.  She wanted to apologize bt she cudnt.  Anything she wud do wud hurt him or her loved ones..  She was not alone and he was left all alone..  Maybe it wasn't meant to be she thought..  Bt the only question she asked was why wasn't she the one hurt.  She never regretted anything coz it was her who was hurt always..  Now the only thing that kills her everyday is the regret of meeting him n letting it happen. Seeing someone smiling when it killed them inside n being the reason for that was what killed her deep inside. She didnt want to be happy anymore.  Not until he was happy with someone else.  Not until he got the happiness he deserved.Not till she was punished for the crime she committed.  That is when she realized why her mom told her one thing always..  'never hurt a person' s soul coz it hurts us all'

Voice of the rain

Even the voice of the rain is so soothing. It brings about a gush of happiness through my heart like the most awaited magic on earth has been awakened by the divine lords of love. I wonder where the cupid of Sunshine and Rain would have been formed without the presence of this wonderful spirit that embarks the lives of land and the hidden stories of the human mind..

Depression

There are various stages after which a person goes into  depression. 

The very first one is like a shock the person feels but he takes time to realize what happened and cry over it. He may cry for it after a year or so also..  Depending on when he realized what happened and how much it hurt him.. 

The second stage is where a person loses his patience. He starts crying and becomes very sensitive. He laughs but is broken inside and when u ask that person what is wrong he cries more.  But you should hear him out. He thinks of killing himself..  Let him speak understand him.. Because if u dnt do that then that person moves to the third stage. At this stage he feels every emotion a lot. 

The third stage is where a person starts forgetting stuff and loses himself completely. He tries to find happiness around him but if he does not then he moves to the forth stage. 

The forth stage is where the person thinks that now nothing else can be done. He doesn't think abt dying also. He gives up and just decides to live the life that destiny decides for him. He slowly starts to stop feeling stuff and also starts forgetting stuff so much that his past experiences are remembered as just fragments. He also gets frustrated easily in little things and get enraged and throws anger on people. 

If the person crosses all four stages he ends up in a closed place where he either needs a lot of care or he make take up wrong paths. 

The most important things that needs to be done during the above stages is

1) hear that person out patiently. Even if he was wrong earlier DO NOT BLAME HIM it will only make him go more inside the shell where he will get uncomfortable with you.

2) Do not give advices. Just tell that person that you will be there. It was the past LET IT GO. 

3) Do not tell them what to do and take care of the little things they like. 

4) lastly make them laugh a lot. Make their hearts smile and make them feel loved. 

The person may just be out of all the stages slowly if the above 4 are done. 

Note - A person can even directly enter any stage without going through the previous stages depending on the capacity of their minds to tolerate problems.

The thing written in my blog is my personal perception.

Just a maybe..

It was different from what i felt earlier. Sometimes he made me happy and made me fall in love all over again. His smile, his happy side i loved it. But still something seemed missing. Even though we were close it seemed like there was a distance between us which sometimes reduced but never ceased to exist. I feared losing him every time i felt happiness inside me because i knew he was the only reason for it. I wondered what he found in the darkness of night when he sat alone on the terrace. It was like he wanted to be alone even after my precence which he said, used to fulfill him from the inside. He used to always complete me and be more than i ever expected. But somewhere I always felt like I couldn't fill that part of him. Somewhere deep down he still seemed broken and that lively breeze he bought into my life is yet to come in his life. I didn't feel anymore like the angel of his dreams or the relief to his shattered soul. I felt just like an existence, like a shadow of his love. The girl he was supposed to love still didn't  seem to be here. I wondered what she looked like.? Would she be like the shinning diamonds or the mystical falls? Would her smile be enough to make him skip a heartbeat like he does to mine? Would she caress him and keep him in her embrace? Would her arms become his world of peace? The soul God has chosen for him would be divine like he is. I wondered if I am a little of what she would be...