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@new.rr.com> wrote:
Thank you, Jeanette. Wonderful story. Alice
On 1/29/2013 2:13 PM, Jeanette Stanfield wrote:


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
 

 

HOW 
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?


ele-1

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.


So, 
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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