Remaining with the theme of love, love lost and new love.
John Hurlburt sent me the following last week and it is so perfect as a sequel to the writings of the last two days. That was John’s poetry last Saturday on Learning from Dogs, by the way.
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Two lost souls
After losing his parents, this three year old orangutan was so depressed he wouldn’t eat and didn’t respond to any medical treatments. The veterinarians thought he would surely die from sadness.
The zoo keepers found an old sick dog on the grounds in the park at the zoo where the orangutan lived and took the dog to the animal treatment center. The dog arrived at the same time the orangutan was there being treated.
The two lost souls met and have been inseparable ever since. The orangutan found a new reason to live and each always tries his best to be a good companion to his new found friend. They are together 24 hours a day in all their activities.
They live in Northern California where swimming is their favorite past-time, although Roscoe (the orangutan) is a little afraid of the water and needs his friend’s help to swim.
Together they have discovered the joy and laughter in life and the value of friendship.
They have found more than a friendly shoulder to lean on.
Long Live Friendship!
I don’t know, but some say life is too short, others say it is too long, but I know that nothing that we do makes sense if we don’t touch the hearts of others. While it lasts!
May you always have love to share, health to spare, and friends who care…..even if they are a little hairy at times.
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I must say that the generosity of so many of my readers in sending me these beautiful examples of what is really important in this world of ours touches me deeply. Thank you, John. Thank you, one and all.
Learning from Dogs 
How can you not fail to see their souls as you look at these wonderful photos Paul… Who ever said Humans were the only intelligent species should take a deep look into our Animal Kingdoms worlds.. and see just who has heart and soul…
Loved the photo’s and story.. and I can just about can see again 🙂 lol…. Have a great week both of you.. ~Sue
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That is such a lovely story. It made me smile, with a tear in my eye. I am feeling low today and your post lifted me up. 🙂
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Thank you both. I would have stopped writing Learning from Dogs ages ago without the support of all of you.
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OMG, just love this story, thought I would cry, continues to gives me hope; now if some human beings could just get the message what a happier place this would be! And, yes, Paul, so appreicate your blog!
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Merci, thank you so much – as I wrote in the post, it’s this sort of feedback that makes it all so worthwhile. Paul
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As I said, no love, no mind. Without his parents the child Orang Outang had lost not just love, but the ability to build his mind. By giving him someone to love and be loved by, a common empathy, he has again a project going on: building his mind.
PA
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