Meerkat Motto

Respect the Elders, Teach the Young,

Cooperate with the Family.

Play when you can, Work when you should

Rest In Between.

Share your Affection, Voice your Feelings,

Leave your Mark.

© Fellow Earthlings' Wildlife Center, Inc.

This motto is extremely wise advice. I love visiting the meerkats at the Houston Zoo. It is such a loyal and ethical society. One of my miniature-sized cats, Mercy, often seems to be a meerkat.

They leave us a powerful example as they begin the day the entire group faces East. At sunset the mob faces West. I want to remember to begin and end my days looking at my God.