What touched me the most was what incredibly amazing character polar bears have. They are clumsily playful, they practice loving kindness to each other and especially to their offspring, they are the most patient animals I have ever seen by waiting for so long on the shore - 1/2 year - for the sea to ice up so they can have a meal, they wait and wait and wait, while never getting impatient, never getting frustrated, always looking at the world with an open heart and curiosity. They are respectful to each other and their friends, the Eskimo dog. They do not judge. They do not criticize. They love peace. They practice fair play from wrestling and learn humility from it. They don't understand why we chase them. It would be impossible for me to hunt them. They are more noble than any human being. Yet their lives on this planet may end soon if they are not resilient to the changes of their habitat.
Above all, I believe they forgive us for the sins we have committed against them. They are saintly, and the most tangible being to God that I have ever experienced.
Beautifully written, and a wonderful message to those of us who cannot go to the Article!
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