[Dialogue] Fwd: Elephant Whisperer

[Jeanette Stanfield]

> Dear ones, 

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.  

Jeanette
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> DID THEY KNOW?
> THERE 
> IS SOMETHING IN THE UNIVERSE THAT IS MUCH GREATER AND DEEPER 
> THAN HUMAN INTELLIGENCE.
> THE ELEPHANT'S JOURNEY TO PAY RESPECT, BUT HOW DID THEY KNOW?
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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.
> On March 7, 2012 Lawrence Anthony 
> died.
> 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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> 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 
> way:
> 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 — 
> know?
> “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.”
> “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.
> This man’s oh-so-abundantly loving heart offered healing to these 
> elephants, and now, they came to pay loving homage to 
> their friend.”
> 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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