[Dialogue] Fwd: Elephant Whisperer

[Marge Philbrook]

Aren't we blessed!!  We are so fortunate to have build this organization
and this system of correspondence to be able to communicate this way with
like minded people.  Who would have ever dreamed of this when we initiated
the Faith and Life Community, the Ecumenical Institute, The Institute of
Cultural Affairs, etc. etc.  It is so great that we share our wisdom this
way. Thanks, Thanks, Thanks, doesn't seem a dramatic enough word for us to
say to each other.  Marge Philbrook

On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 9:22 PM, Alice Baumbach <abaumbach at new.rr.com>wrote:

>  Thank you, Jeanette. Wonderful story. Alice
> On 1/29/2013 2:13 PM, Jeanette Stanfield wrote:
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>  This story was shared with me and I wanted to share it with you.  How
> amazing our universe and all the
> creatures in it are.
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>  Jeanette
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> DID THEY KNOW?*
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>    *THERE **
> IS SOMETHING IN THE UNIVERSE THAT IS MUCH GREATER AND DEEPER
> THAN HUMAN INTELLIGENCE.*
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>    *THE ELEPHANT'S JOURNEY TO PAY RESPECT, BUT HOW DID THEY KNOW?*
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> [image: ele-1]
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>    Lawrence Anthony, a legend in South Africa and author
> of 3 books including the bestseller, *The Elephant **
> Whisperer*,
>    bravely rescued wildlife and rehabilitated
> elephants all over the globe from human atrocities, including
> the courageous rescue of Baghdad Zoo animals during US invasion in
> 2003.
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>  *On March 7, 2012 Lawrence Anthony **
> died.*
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>    He is remembered and missed by his wife, 2 sons, 2
> grandsons and numerous elephants.
>   Two days after his passing, the wild elephants showed
> up at his home led by two large
> matriarchs.
>   Separate wild herds arrived in droves to say goodbye
> to their beloved man-friend.
>   *A total of 31 elephants had patiently walked over 12 **
> miles to get to his South African
> House.*
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>  [image: ele-2]
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>    Witnessing this spectacle, humans were obviously in
> awe not only because of the supreme intelligence and precise
>    timing that these elephants sensed about Lawrence’s
> passing, but also because of the profound memory and emotion the
> beloved animals evoked in such an organized
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>    *Walking slowly - for days - *Making their way in a solemn one-by-one
> queue from their habitat to his house.
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> how after Anthony’s death, did the reserve’s elephants — grazing
> miles away in distant parts of the park —
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>    “A good man died suddenly,” says Rabbi Leila Gal Berner, Ph.D.,
> “and from miles and miles away, two herds of elephants, sensing
> that they had lost a beloved human friend, moved in a solemn,
> almost ‘funereal’ procession to make a call on the bereaved family at the
> deceased man’s home.”
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>    “If there ever were a time, when we can truly sense the wondrous
> ‘interconnectedness of all beings,’ it is when we reflect
> on the elephants of Thula Thula. A man’s heart’s stops and
> hundreds of elephants’ hearts are grieving.
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>    This man’s oh-so-abundantly loving heart offered healing to these
> elephants, and now, they came to pay loving homage to
> their friend.”
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>    Lawrence's wife, Francoise, was especially touched,
> knowing that the elephants had not been to *his house prior to **
> that day** **for well over 3 years!  *But yet they knew where they were
> going.  The elephants obviously wanted to pay their deep
>    respects honouring their friend who'd saved their
> lives - so much respect that *they stayed for 2 days 2 nights **
> without eating anything.  Then one morning, they left,
> making their long journey
> back.*
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