Every hand extended in love....

I found this on a page on Facebook -
 The Truth Is Out There/Photo Album:
 Our Home - Mother Earth

 

I just saw this on Facebook.  Whether it is true or false, an old story or new, an amalgamation of many things, or something all together different... it does not matter.  It touches the heart and makes me think.-----

 "Recent headline of the San Francisco Chronicle. Female humpback whale who had become entangled in a spiderweb of crab traps and line weighted down by hundreds of pounds of traps that caused her to struggle to stay afloat. She also had hundreds of yards of line rope wrapped around her body, tail, torso and a line tugging in her mouth.  
 A fisherman spotted her just east of the Farallon Islands and radioed an environmental group for help. Within a few hours, the rescue team arrived and determined that she was so bad off, the only way to save her was to dive in and untangle her. They worked for hours and eventually freed her.
 When she was free, the divers say she swam in what seemed like joyous circles. She then came back to each and every diver, one at a time, and nudged them, pushed them gently around as she was thanking them.
Some said it was the most incredibly beautiful experience of their lives. The guy who cut the rope out of her mouth said her eyes were following him the whole time, and he will never be the same."

If we would all just take this attitude everyday, how much better would the world be?  A kind of "pay it forward" idea.  It starts small, but can do big things.  And the action can be small.  It doesn't have to be saving a whale from entanglement or stopping poverty; just reach out to someone.  Open a door for them, offer a smile and say hello, buy coffee for the person behind you.  Then where you can, help in a bigger way.  With recent events like Hurricane Sandy and the battles leading up to election day, it is heartening to see people helping others, reaching across the aisle, doing and giving where we can.

I'd like to think that I can remove my rosy colored glasses, to see this continue and build momentum into the holiday season (no matter what holiday you choose to celebrate) and beyond.  That we can all take a new attitude as we move forward.  Repair the damage, come to an agreement, put hate and anger aside, extend a hand in love.