Every morning in Africa, an antelope wakes up. It knows it must outrun the fastest lion, or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest antelope, or it will starve. It doesn’t matter whether you’re the lion or an antelope – when the sun comes up, you’d better be running (African Proverb).
World Elephant Day – August 12th, 2014
I have spent hours and hours watching elephants, and come to understand what emotional creatures they are…it’s not just a species facing extinction, it’s massive individual suffering (Dr. Jane Goodall).
Mom is my best friend not because she is my mom, but because -
she is the one who understand me without my saying,
she is the one who can read my eyes,
she is the one who can read my painful heart,