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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 Farralone 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, 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.
Submitted by Peggy Armour from California |
