We have often read and seen baby turtles hatch out of their eggs, struggle to walk those few hundred meters to the sea to get a life, literally. It's a question of life and death, so soon after they are born. It must be really tough to keep moving against all odds. The hunting birds, the stray animals on the beach, humans with criminal intent are all danger signs for these young animals.
A lot of awareness campaigns are taking place., We see a lot of youngsters wait patiently for many hours at the beach, until eggs are hatched and actually carry these creatures to the sea to see them off safely. Are we intervening nature or ensuring an animal's safety?
My kitchen wall is tiled. This morning, a baby lizard was trying to cross the tiles length from this end to that. He kept on slipping a little, only to pull himself up again and again. I stopped all work to see whether he could make it to his new home in a crevice in the corner-most tile far away. He took quite some time running that race. He did and I was so happy to see him succeed. I wish he has learnt never to creep on slippery surfaces but to choose walls. With some experience he will do well. We all love to see those who succeed.
All of us struggle for one thing or the other in life. The focus is to keep moving.
Cheers!
Mahalakshmi.
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