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The Whale..
here is a story that was circling around the 'net'. Thought you all would enjoy reading this.
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 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.
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