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Saturday, July 15, 2006


The Whale


If you read the front page story of the SF Chronicle,
you would have read about a female humpback whale
who had become entangled in a spider web of crab traps
and lines.
She was weighted down by hundreds of pounds of traps that caused
her to struggle to stay afloat. She also had hundreds of yards of
line rope wrapped around her body, her tail, her torso, a line
tugging in her mouth.
A fisherman spotted her just east of the FarraloneIslands
(outside the Golden Gate) and radioed an environmental group for help.
Within a few hours, the rescue team arrived and determined that she was
so bad off, the only way to save her was to dive in and untangle her ..

a very dangerous proposition.

One slap of the tail could kill a rescuer.


They worked for hours with curved knives and eventually freed her.

When she was free, the divers say she swam in what seemed like joyous circles.
She then came back to each and every diver, one at a time, and nudged them,
pushed gently around-she thanked them. Some said it was the most incredibly beautiful experience of their lives.


The guy who cut the rope out of her mouth says her eye was
following him the whole time, and he will never be the same.

May you, and all those you love,
be so blessed and fortunate ...
to be surrounded by people
who will help you get untangled
from the things that are binding you.
And, may you always know the joy
of giving and receiving gratitude.
I pass this on to you, my friend, in the same spirit.


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"
Things which matter most must never be at the
mercy of things which matter least"
--Johann von Goethe
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3 Comments:

  • At Saturday, July 15, 2006 4:11:00 AM , Blogger yellowdoggranny said...

    i sent you an email to confirm it..but thought i would leave message here too..i checked it out on snopes.com and it is a true story..happened in 2005....sigh....

     
  • At Saturday, July 15, 2006 5:40:00 AM , Blogger Reverend X said...

    Response to questions over at my place.
    Yes, from what I know, Bushflash is closing down. I am about to write Eric a letter begging himn not to. I would suggenst that we all do the same and ask him to stay up and at the front of the fight. He is burned out. It happens to the brightest. He needs to be rreminded that there are a lot of people who would not be doing what they are doing without his inspiration.

     
  • At Saturday, July 15, 2006 6:55:00 AM , Blogger Unknown said...

    Thank you Granny, I'll check my email before going to bed. I'm pleased that the story is true.

    Thank you Reverend X. I will do that. I surely hope he reconsiders. What will happen to all his great video links, etc.. Just gone??

     

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