Modesty, compassion...
đ« When it is necessary to transport an elephant from one country to another by plane â from India to the United States, for example â they place in its cage... chicks.
Yes, you read that correctly⊠very small chicks!
Why?
Because, despite its imposing size, the elephant has a tremendous fear of harming them. It remains perfectly still throughout the flight, afraid of crushing even one.
This is how the balance of the aircraft is maintained.
This is already a first glimpse of the noble heart of the elephant.
đ§ Scientists, fascinated by its behavior, have pushed their research to the point of dissecting its brain.
They discovered extremely rare neurons: spindle cells.
The same ones found in humans, responsible for self-awareness, empathy, and social perception.
In other words⊠the elephant is not only large in body, it is also large in emotions.
It feels, it understands, it acts with a silent wisdom.
đš Leonardo da Vinci, the genius passionate about nature, wrote about it:
> "The elephant embodies integrity, reason, and temperance."
And he added:
> It descends into the river and bathes with a kind of solemnity, as if it is purifying itself from all evil.
If it encounters a lost man, it gently leads him back to the right path.
It never walks alone: always in a group, always preceded by a leader.
It is modest...
It only mates at night, away from the herd. Then, it washes itself before rejoining them.
> And if it encounters a herd of cattle along the way, it gently moves them aside with its trunk, so as not to hurt anyone...
đ But what is most moving...
Is that when the elephant senses its end approaching, it leaves its kin, moves away alone to a secluded place to die.
Why?
To spare the younger ones the pain of seeing it goâŠ
Out of modesty. Out of compassion. Out of dignity.
Three rare virtues...
