News
159, The Sentient World of Animals
Compassionate
Lions Save an African
Girl
Reviewed
by brother-initiate Daniel Grantham, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
(Originally in English)
On
June 21, 2005, the Associated Press reported that a twelve-year-old
girl had recently been kidnapped and beaten outside of Bita Genet,
Ethiopia by seven men trying to force her into a marriage. The girl
was later found guarded by three lions, who had apparently chased
her captors away and stayed with her for about half a day until
police and her relatives arrived. Everyone who witnessed the event
thought it was a miracle because lions normally attack humans instead
of saving them.
Abducting
young girls for the purpose of marriage has long been part of Ethiopian
tradition. The United Nations estimates that more than seventy percent
of Ethiopian marriages are by abduction, which is practiced mainly
in rural areas.
This
amazing news about the compassionate behavior of lions is another
indication that the world has been elevated through Master’s
constant efforts; not only humans but also animals have been affected.
The incident also confirms that there is still much room for improvement
with regard to the way we treat one another. Thus we should continue
to promote Master’s teachings so that humankind can turn away
from such senseless customs and develop more loving and noble qualities.
For
more details about this story, please visit:
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=869799&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312
http://breakingnews.nypost.com/dynamic/stories/E/ETHIOPIA_GUARDED_BY_LIONS?SITE=
NYNYP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2005-06-21-13-13-16