Till We Meet...
Drinking: Shiraz
Listening to: ‘All That You Can’t Leave Behind’ U2
There are so many human beings on this living ball of molten rock that one cannot dream of meeting every one of them. While I try to approach every new encounter with an open mind and an open heart, I often walk away feeling that nothing came out of the exchange. Don’t get me wrong, I have met many great people in my 40 something years on Earth and I am looking forward to continue walking the trails and saluting strangers on the way.
Maybe is it that I do not bring enough to these encounters; maybe is it that I often parade as more of an open heart vagabond that I am really am? In the end, of the people I read about and see in the media, there are very few I want to meet, not being the groupie type anyway.
But today I forever lost an opportunity to meet a guy I would I traveled far and wide to just shake hands with: Steve Irwin. Many of us remember the grinning daredevil that always made us cringe and never failed to amaze us. I never met Mr. Irwin, my only ‘contact’ having been a sympathy email sent to him when the media gave him a hard time about him feeding a croc while holding his child. Nevertheless, he fascinated me with his good humor, his fascination for the animals that populate the Earth, his gift to enroll us in the conservationist movement by showing the world how beautiful these creatures are and how important it is that we exert our power to save them. I felt drawn toward this charismatic figure because I knew he was ‘the real thing’ amongst a society of poseurs, wanabees and mask-wearing shells. I love the man because he genuinely loves life.
I find myself in this uncommon grieving mood and wanted to share it with you, serendipitous reader. Let us not forget who the ‘Croc hunter’ is any time soon. How about ever? Please give to a conservationist organization today, go to the official Croc Hunter website (www.crocodilehunter.com ) and give some money to the zoo, do something to save wildlife around your area and never, never let it go when these morons who believe they have a holly dominion over the Earth think nothing wrong of destroying ‘inferior’ lives. All lives are equal, all lives are sacred and taking one by negligence, greed or just laziness is as despicable an act as it comes. I agree that we have dominion over this world, but as protectors, as guardians, as providers of hope, safety and life.
Please drop a line of sympathy to the Irwins at http://www.worldtributes.com/tributes/steveirwin.php
Well, it looks like the remote possibility of shaking Steve’s hand will not occur in this life. Hopefully, some other place, some other time…
Go and make the world a better place.
Pierre out…