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 Farralon Islands (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, t he 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.
Unknown "divine seer" Inspired
- 16 years, 2 months, 25 days ago