[Dialogue] Fwd: Elephant Whisperer

[Suemi Clark]

Dear Jeanette,
 
Thank you very much for the wonderful stroy of the Elephants.
 
Hope you are well.
 
Suemi
From Maine

From: Jeanette Stanfield <jstanfield at ica-associates.ca>
To: Colleague Dialogue <dialogue at lists.wedgeblade.net> 
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 12:13 PM
Subject: [Dialogue] Fwd: Elephant Whisperer

Dear ones, 
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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.  

Jeanette

 
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>>>>>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.
>>>>>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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