Superstition gives black cats an undeserved bad name. They were believed to be the companions of witches or to be witches in disguise. One folk belief is that if a black cat crosses your path, bad luck may come to you. Magic seems to be involved.
Even today, these thoughts can cross our minds when we see a black cat. White cats are 2.7 times more likely to be adopted than black ones. We pride ourselves about not having superstitions, but many of our beliefs concern luck, magic, and miracles. Often a predominant religion in a culture believes they have the facts and judge other religions as containing superstition or irrational magical thinking.
Superstition can invade our thinking. When illogical beliefs from the past are repeated as truth, when luck, magic, and the supernatural prevail, when innocent people and creatures are slandered, our society may become just as troubled as the witch hunters of years ago.
Look to the day when creatures will not be judged by their color, but by the content of their character.
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