I felt the following article was beautiful and very relevant unto why my blog is named, "A Generally Wise Elephant." Like myself, elephants are the most intelligent and loyal creatures. Their memory is extradionarily remarkable. However, at times, my friends and family remind me my memory and wisdom isn't always accurate, hence the words, "Generally Wise," in the title of my blog.
Elephants seem to have more empathy than humans sometimes....
HOW DID
THEY KNOW?
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.
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, honoring 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 home............
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