BUT "THEIRS IS A DIFFERENT ALPHABET..." THAT OF THE BEASTS, BIRDS, AND MARINE ANIMALS
We know from a multitude of nature studies that animals communicate through gestures, facial expressions, motion, and sounds. We ignore to our peril, the intelligence, compassion, and emotions of other species. If we really saw this, we would not be battering our creation the way we are now. This initial quote...."theirs is a different alphabet".... comes from my favorite new book of ALL time, Gretel Ehrlich's, "A Match To the Heart," about the time she was struck by lightning and almost died on her Wyoming ranch. Her connection to her dogs, cattle, and horses is deep and beyond words. After she was struck and thrown 50 feet, she looked for her dogs, Ryan and Sam, to comfort her. But they were not to be found. Somehow, with gritty determination, knowing she was 1/4 mile from the ranch, she managed to stand, lift each thigh with her hands (her right arm did not work), fall many times, and make it to her truck where she screamed 911. Her terrifying and
