Tigerlilly - Lobsang Rampa

always easy to see what other people should do but not so
simple to solve one's own problems, so we should not be too
harsh regarding others, especially when we do not possess all
the facts. Carl used to speak with affection when mentioning
his father with whom he had a very good relationship, so this
helped balance the situation which otherwise would have been
sterile, and resulted in a useless life. Carl spoke often about his
father, and it seemed that his mother had a dictatorial man-
ner, but father was kind and easy-going. Although I never had
the pleasure of knowing him, since he had passed away some
months before Carl and I first met, I always found it of great
interest to hear about him and his naturally pleasant person-
ality. The black cat, John, had been a close companion, especi-
ally in the later days, sitting on the lap of the invalid, Carl s
father, who suffered ill-health for some time before finally
departing to happier realms. Carl used to tell how it was such
a blessing they had this cat who seemed to have the gift of
comforting the older man, and how when the invalid passed
away John pined and suffered a great feeling of loneliness. I
learned also that the full title of the black cat was Johnny
Shanko. Later Mr. Johnny Shanko had to be put to sleep, he
had to be sent ‘home’ before his time, because the family life
had been disrupted and the others were moving a long dis-
tance, to another part of England, where it was not possible to
take him. Sometimes I have wondered, though, whether a way
could have been found if the mother had displayed more
patience regarding the situation. Even as Carl was telling me
all this I could sense the emotion he was feeling as he related
the incident which ended so sadly. Still, we now had the pleas-
ure of Mr.T. Catt's company, for if Johnny Shanko had lived
out his full time on earth he would not have come to us in the
form of the Tiger Lilly. So—it's an ill wind that profits no-
body!
Please allow me to explain something. If the preceding
remarks seem somewhat odd to any person who reads them, I
suggest they read all of the books of T. Lobsang Rampa, a
name which is known the world over. It may be there are those
who do not understand such things as reincarnation, the Law
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