This is an amazing story! And it is always so important to express gratitude and appreciation.
As I was sitting and thinking about what I would write this week, my beautiful wife Laura came to the rescue. I was concentrating and intently focused on trying to come up with an idea when she said, ‘you have to watch this.’
To be honest I was a bit annoyed because, I thought, I am trying to concentrate and have no time to watch things now. I didn’t say it!! I have learned that lesson the hard way!!
So I bit-my-tongue, sat back and watched a beautiful four minute video that not only bought tears to my eyes but inspired this weeks blog ... thanks Laura, I am very grateful!
A man and some friends were cruising the waters of the Sea of Cortez, off the coast of Mexico, in their small dingy. They came across a small humpback whale just floating in the still waters ... it seemed to be dead. There were no signs of life until the whale forcefully exhaled.
The man put on his goggles & snorkel, got in the water and soon discovered that the whale was tightly entangled in a fisherman's net. The situation was not good as the whale was wrapped up so tightly in the netting. The tail was weighed down almost 15 feet (5 metres), the dorsal fin was stuck and the pectoral fins were pinned to the whales body. It could not move and surely could not survive for much longer.
The people on the boat called for help, but were told it would be at least an hour before anyone could get there ... possibly too late. If the whale was to survive they would have to take matters into their own hands! The man in the water was able to release the dorsal fin, but there was so much netting and the task seemed too great.
But that did not stop this courageous and focused group from doing everything they could. They dragged the netting & the whale towards the boat and started cutting as fast as they could ... it was a seemingly impossible task.
They had only one small knife but did the best they could. Soon they had released one of the pectoral fins. At this point the massive whale could have easily destroyed the boat and killed those on board … it had every right to be angry and lash out. But, it seemed to know they were there to help. Finally after more than an hour of back breaking work the whale was finally free to swim away.
She slowly swam away from the boat and at about 500 feet (150m) she breached high into the air. Five exhausted but exhilarated people started heading home with a boat full of nylon fishing net that they had removed from the whale. What happened next was amazing & heart-warming … for the next hour the whale provided the most spectacular show of breaches, dives and jumps. It was a display of total gratitude and thanks to the people who had saved her.
The whale could easily have been resentful, angry and destroyed those people, but she trusted that they would do the right thing … it saved her life. The whale was free and the pure joy & gratitude she showed through this display will warm your heart and bring a tear to your eye.
Gratitude will set you free!
There are many lessons and wonderful take-aways from this story. The connection between animals & humans, the power of trust and the joy of helping others … just to name a few.
The thing, however, that stood out so strongly for me was the incredible gratitude & appreciation the whale showed those people who saved her.
Think about it … humans trapped her and left her to die in the first place. It would be understandable for the whale to be angry, resentful and want to take revenge on people. Yet, instead of holding anger & resentment, she was grateful they helped her escape. Her gratitude set her free. The same will happen for you …
You can be bound & held hostage by the things you don’t like & don’t want … or you can be grateful for the wonderful things you have. Which is better?
There are people who resent the fact that they feel controlled by circumstances … they blame, complain and will stay exactly where they are … trapped!
There are other people, with the same circumstances, who are grateful that they aren’t bound by those circumstances. They are excited that there are people who can help them break free, take control and determine the outcomes they get in life!
You, just like the whale … through gratitude, can be free to live an amazing life of joy & abundance!
With many thanks to Andrew Jobling.
Thanks to GR for sending me this.
More information from You Tube:
Please check out http://www.eii.org/gwc/ for more great information on Great Whale Conservancy
Be sure to see our full story on this awesome rescue here
http://wakeup-world.com/2011/07/17/wh...
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To be honest I was a bit annoyed because, I thought, I am trying to concentrate and have no time to watch things now. I didn’t say it!! I have learned that lesson the hard way!!
So I bit-my-tongue, sat back and watched a beautiful four minute video that not only bought tears to my eyes but inspired this weeks blog ... thanks Laura, I am very grateful!
A man and some friends were cruising the waters of the Sea of Cortez, off the coast of Mexico, in their small dingy. They came across a small humpback whale just floating in the still waters ... it seemed to be dead. There were no signs of life until the whale forcefully exhaled.
The man put on his goggles & snorkel, got in the water and soon discovered that the whale was tightly entangled in a fisherman's net. The situation was not good as the whale was wrapped up so tightly in the netting. The tail was weighed down almost 15 feet (5 metres), the dorsal fin was stuck and the pectoral fins were pinned to the whales body. It could not move and surely could not survive for much longer.
The people on the boat called for help, but were told it would be at least an hour before anyone could get there ... possibly too late. If the whale was to survive they would have to take matters into their own hands! The man in the water was able to release the dorsal fin, but there was so much netting and the task seemed too great.
But that did not stop this courageous and focused group from doing everything they could. They dragged the netting & the whale towards the boat and started cutting as fast as they could ... it was a seemingly impossible task.
They had only one small knife but did the best they could. Soon they had released one of the pectoral fins. At this point the massive whale could have easily destroyed the boat and killed those on board … it had every right to be angry and lash out. But, it seemed to know they were there to help. Finally after more than an hour of back breaking work the whale was finally free to swim away.
She slowly swam away from the boat and at about 500 feet (150m) she breached high into the air. Five exhausted but exhilarated people started heading home with a boat full of nylon fishing net that they had removed from the whale. What happened next was amazing & heart-warming … for the next hour the whale provided the most spectacular show of breaches, dives and jumps. It was a display of total gratitude and thanks to the people who had saved her.
The whale could easily have been resentful, angry and destroyed those people, but she trusted that they would do the right thing … it saved her life. The whale was free and the pure joy & gratitude she showed through this display will warm your heart and bring a tear to your eye.
Gratitude will set you free!
There are many lessons and wonderful take-aways from this story. The connection between animals & humans, the power of trust and the joy of helping others … just to name a few.
The thing, however, that stood out so strongly for me was the incredible gratitude & appreciation the whale showed those people who saved her.
Think about it … humans trapped her and left her to die in the first place. It would be understandable for the whale to be angry, resentful and want to take revenge on people. Yet, instead of holding anger & resentment, she was grateful they helped her escape. Her gratitude set her free. The same will happen for you …
You can be bound & held hostage by the things you don’t like & don’t want … or you can be grateful for the wonderful things you have. Which is better?
There are people who resent the fact that they feel controlled by circumstances … they blame, complain and will stay exactly where they are … trapped!
There are other people, with the same circumstances, who are grateful that they aren’t bound by those circumstances. They are excited that there are people who can help them break free, take control and determine the outcomes they get in life!
You, just like the whale … through gratitude, can be free to live an amazing life of joy & abundance!
With many thanks to Andrew Jobling.
Thanks to GR for sending me this.
More information from You Tube:
Please check out http://www.eii.org/gwc/ for more great information on Great Whale Conservancy
Be sure to see our full story on this awesome rescue here
http://wakeup-world.com/2011/07/17/wh...
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Whale-watching in Australia
