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A review by jo961blue
Elephant Whisperer by Graham Spence, Lawrence Anthony
4.0
I started this book with a little trepidation concerned about the links with colonialism and white privilege and thrown a little by some early sexism, but the beautiful connection this man makes with the elephant herd he saves swept me along. It was fascinating to hear his heart-felt work to create a conservation area while working with those whose ancestral lands are threatened and his loving connection with the animals around him.
“Every wild thing is in tune with its surroundings, awake to its fate and in absolute harmony with the planet. Their attention is focused totally outwards. Humans, on the other hand, tend to focus introspectively on their own lives too often, brooding and magnifying problems that the animal kingdom would not waste an millisecond of energy upon. To most people, the magnificent order of the natural world where life and death actually mean something has become unrecognisable.”
“Every wild thing is in tune with its surroundings, awake to its fate and in absolute harmony with the planet. Their attention is focused totally outwards. Humans, on the other hand, tend to focus introspectively on their own lives too often, brooding and magnifying problems that the animal kingdom would not waste an millisecond of energy upon. To most people, the magnificent order of the natural world where life and death actually mean something has become unrecognisable.”