Learning from Wolves
Lessons for Humans from Plant and Animal Life
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Steven Callahan, adrift at sea alone for 76 days, watched as approximately 36 dorados "escorted" him along the way. One day, he speared one. "Again, I am provided a buffer against starvation...More and more, I feel tha these creatures exude a spirit that dwarfs mine," he wrote. "I don't think that these fish reflect or think as we do; their intelligence is of a different kind. Life, companionship, comfort, play. The dorados have all of that. How I wish I could become what I eat."
He expressed his gratitude to the sea. "I know intellectually that the sea is indifferent, but her richness allowed me to survive. In giving up her dorados, she was giving up her own children, so to speak, in order that I might live."
He concluded: "To go to sea is to see the face of God."
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Did you know that nature teaches us many surprising lessons about how to live our lives more effectively? Discover some of those in this book that will also inspire you to be good stewards of the earth.
About the Author
Ms. Martin has been writing professionally for over fifty years. She is a psychotherapist in private practice and a committed environmentalist. She combines those qualifications and interests in writing this book that tells about lessons humans can learn from plant and animal life. Ms. Martin takes seriously God’s mandate for us to be stewards of the earth He has created. She receives a great deal of joy from walking and spending time in nature. She lives in Acworth, Georgia, and works as a psychotherapist in Kennesaw, Georgia. She has lived in two third-world countries and has traveled widely around the world. She has three grown daughters and three grandchildren; two are adopted from China and Korea, respectively. She is currently writing a book called Loving Yourself as You Truly Are: And Loving Others as They Are.