[Oe List ...] elephant story from tsunami

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Forwarded by Jann McGuire.  I don't have any more source info than what is in 
the piece.



HOW  HIGHLY CONSCIOUS ELEPHANTS BECAME SUPERMEN &

SUPERWOMEN DURING THE TSUNAMI IN THAILAND:


>From the unbelievable chaos of the Tsunami  disaster comes an incredible

tale from Jim France of the Pavilion  Hotel Group in Bangkok.  At a  resort

on Phuket, one of the most popular attractions were  elephant rides. As many

as eight people on one elephant, first  into the surrounding forest, then

down to the beach, to lunch at a  fresh water lagoon, then back to the

hotel. The elephants (nine) were kept chained to in-ground posts, not

because they needed to be, but  because it  made the mothers feel better

because their children  seemed safe from a tromping  when feeding the

beasts. About twenty  minutes before the first wave hit, the elephants

became extremely  agitated and unruly. Four had just returned from a trip

and their handler's had not yet chained them. They helped the  other five

tear free from their chains. They all then climbed a hill and started

bellowing. Many people followed them up the hill. Then the waves  hit.

After  the waves subsided, the elephants charged down from the  hill, and

started picking up children with their trunks and running  them back up the

hill; when all the children were taken care of,  they started helping the

adults.  They rescued forty- two people. Then,  they returned to the beach

and carried up four dead bodies, one of a child.  Not until the task was

done would they allow their handlers to mount them.  Then with handlers

atop, they began moving wreckage. Many Super-Human and Super-Sentient

capacities werebeing  exhibited through these Wonderful Elephant Beings

including Divine  Love for one another and their fellow humans through the

transitions  they were going through.


Blessings to the Animal Kingdom - may we learn to live in Harmony and Love

of ALL Kingdoms of this Sweet Earth.

Jann Again:  The following exchange came after the above on the D.Min. list:

  Great if true.  Sounds to me like a charming legend, this time not urban.

And then:


Oh yea of little faith.  It played on animal planet over the weekend.

Actual footing showed 2 elephants picking up 2 children and bringing them to

safety, while searching the waters with their trunks for more victims.  This

according to my daughter.

And Finally:

Is your daughter normally reliable?  What can you tell us about her level of
consciousness?  Who did she vote for?  Has she read George Lakoff?  We need
to be very-very careful....look what happened to poor Dan Rather...  :>

Great story.  I think it is probably at least partially true....Animals
seemed to know what was going on and they do possess consciousness.