Wednesday, March 26, 2014

A Visit to the Zoo

Today was an interesting experience in opposites.
The park appears to be a wonderful sanctuary.
The animals are well cared for.
They are loved and are the picture of beauty and health.
Yet there is something amiss.
A sense of longing, and maybe a hint of sadness.
They are God’s creatures, meant to be wild and free.
Yet they eat, sleep and play, and do what mammals will do.
They are ambassadors to us.  They share their world with us in the hopes
that one of us will be touched, affected and perhaps changed so that their
brethren in the wilds can remain what they are not, free.
A picture of opposites, free versus captive.  One sacrifices for the other,
when will we change so such generosity of these beautiful creatures is

no longer needed.

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