I remember years ago, when the six year old Cuban boy Elian Gonzalez, the sole survivor of a tragic attempt to reach the shores of America, supposedly claimed that the dolphins had kept him safe through the ordeal. Elian’s mother died in the journey.
The story of the dolphins touched me and I can see no reason not to believe it.
Every now and then an act of another life form performing an unselfish deed comes to light, for no reason other that the animal felt it was necessary to do so. The motivation may be love or compassion.
I have been observing our dogs and I note that they too have principles and compassion in a dog kind of way.
When I was a child we had a big black Labrador named Blackie. Friendliest mutt you ever saw and a lousy watch dog.
One day a man came over and was speaking to my mom. I don’t remember what was said. I remember the man touching my mother’s arm and Blackie turned into another life form. The deep throated growls were enough to scare the daylights out of the pope.
I wonder why animals would risk their lives for humans.
Why do animals show love and compassion?
I do not think this was taught to them, but is built into them.
Like us. We are created with the ability to discern the difference between right or wrong and love and compassion from vanity and hate.
Whether we kill that within us is up to us as individuals, is it not?
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