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1WorldHope

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5. I've been thinking of the words to a song from my daughter's youth.

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Thu Apr 24, 2025, 12:36 PM

Apr 24

"What if God was one of us
Just a stranger on a bus
Trying to make their way home"

I think God IS the animals and how we treat them shows how much love is in our hearts, or lack there of. I'm so glad for these rescues existence. I would love to have one of those working vacations on an elephant sanctuary.

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Lonely blind elephant meets a baby. Her response is heart melting. [View all] catbyte Apr 24 OP

I love the way she smiles when she meets her & is cuddling her with her trunk! SheltieLover Apr 24 #1

What did that bastard do North Shore Chicago Apr 24 #2

Thank you for this lovely story Wild blueberry Apr 24 #3

Thank you Picaro Apr 24 #4

I've been thinking of the words to a song from my daughter's youth. 1WorldHope Apr 24 #5

I think the singer was Joan Osborne PlanetBev Apr 24 #8

Oh, Catbyte, Thank you for sharing this. I broke down crying, I was KitFox Apr 24 #6

Such a beautiful and deeply loving story of elephants and humans. wordstroken Apr 24 #7

Humans suck. I really hate our species sometimes. Evolve Dammit Apr 24 #9

If all kumans sucked, soldierant Apr 24 #10