I was watching a
National Geographic documentary today, and learned something new (and that’s
always a very good thing). It seems that Killer Whales maintain a steady diet
of seals. They have been known to literally slide their immense bodies up onto
a beach in pursuit of the smaller prey.
But that’s not
even the most amazing part of it. These beautiful black and white mammals have
also been seen rescuing, what only a moment before, was their favorite cuisine.
I must still be shaking my head, with a silly little smile on my face. Because
the film cannot lie, and now I see the massive creature frolicking in the
waves, while all the while pushing a little seal towards the shore, and
“snubbing” it gently onto the beach.
Perhaps the old
whale had eaten it’s full, or maybe, just maybe it experienced a rare moment of
compassion. As human beings we exercise so little grace. There’s an old, but
terrible adage about Christians… that we kill our wounded. There was a song,
though I can’t remember the name of it. But one line went something like, “Don’t
let another wounded soldier die.”
Maybe we can learn a lesson from the
“Killer” whale.
By William McDonald, PhD. Excerpt from "Unconventional Devotions" Copyright 2005
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