When The Power Of Love Overcomes The Love Of Power Shirt

When you think about love, if you are like most people, you are just thinking about romantic love between two humans. Time to crack that definition wide open to include all living beings and love that crosses species barriers. If we could clearly see how much other species love life and love others, it might change how we view them. This collection of love stories is the tip of the iceberg. The accounts of other species loving and risking their lives for those they love for their own and other species are countless.1. Most people get that dogs know all about love. In the best situations, they are our familiars and part of our family. Our rescued dog, Bapu, left the yard of our less-than-caring neighbors and came through our dog door and never left. He doesn’t know that it is Valentine’s week. He thinks everyday is Valentine’s day. He lets me know I am his Valentine by following me around everywhere I go (hence his nickname: Barnacle Boy). He stares up at my eyes and always has at least one paw touching a part of my body. I was never crazy about needy guys, but Bapu is the exception While we get the dog love thing, most of us would not have a clue about fish emotions. Anyone who really understands fish emotions and intelligence knows that their world does not end at the glass when they are kept in an aquarium. Studies have shown that when violent people enter the room where an aquarium is kept, the heart rate in the fish speeds up and they avoid the surface of the water. But, when someone who has been kind to them enters the room, they relax. And, many fish, it turns out, love affection from non-fish companions. A friend of mine purchased an aquarium and fish before she realized that buying fish and keeping them captive is cruel, because it does not come close to what their life would be if they had freedom in the wild. She had them in her life for many years. When my friend would walk in the door, the fish would come to the surface, but not for food. She would gently pet their backs and they would compete for the spot under her finger. She tested their motives by adding more food to the aquarium after one of their meals. They ignored the food and came over to be pet.

When The Power Of Love Overcomes The Love Of Power Shirt

We have been volunteering at Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary all winter. I thought I knew a lot about monkeys and other primates. If you had asked me if I loved them, I would have said yes. But, I had no idea of the depth of love I could feel for them until I got to know them personally as individuals. This cold winter has been rough on the monkeys. They are in large outdoor habitats with the companion(s) of their choosing. They have the option to go into a heated building, but they prefer to be outdoors. I have witnessed the love and caring they have for each other as one monkey spoons another monkey under a fleece blanket on a cold night. As I come by the habitats, they peek out from under the blanket to see who is passing by and then go back to their cuddling under the little fleece tent they make over themselves. Most of them have come from a history of suffering for decades in labs or as “pets” in homes that were not equipped to meet their needs. Many are physically and mentally/emotionally damaged. Despite the history of suffering, they learn what love is. They find the companion who will hug them through a cold night or nurse their wounds.