Like others before me, I too hope your friend comes home soon, safe and well.
I can see how you would think that you were somehow the cause of his disappearance, but trust me you weren't. Whatever was going through your mind prior to his taking off had nothing to do with it.
But let's go with the idea for a moment, just to get a little perspective. If you were a god and one of your flock was wavering in his faith, would kidnapping his cat (catnapping?) truly be the most convincing demonstration of your existence, your power and your fitness for worship? Would you say "Right, I know how to make this guy love me again - I'll take away the thing most precious to him!" You only have to watch Fatal Attraction to see how well that works out.
I can see how you would think that you were somehow the cause of his disappearance, but trust me you weren't. Whatever was going through your mind prior to his taking off had nothing to do with it.
But let's go with the idea for a moment, just to get a little perspective. If you were a god and one of your flock was wavering in his faith, would kidnapping his cat (catnapping?) truly be the most convincing demonstration of your existence, your power and your fitness for worship? Would you say "Right, I know how to make this guy love me again - I'll take away the thing most precious to him!" You only have to watch Fatal Attraction to see how well that works out.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
