Survival and Intelligence

“Do unto others as you would them to do unto you.”

- A lesson from a harp seal

A dream that made this clear is one which the message is repeated, through images and experiences the reinforced the clarity of it.

First the idea of survival makes itself clear in a place I have visited in previous dreams. A pond by one definition yet wholly more dangerous since it really is an inlet from the ocean. Only moving because no matter the cold it supports life beneath the surface. It is this life that even a seasoned day tripper must be very careful when travelling to the other shore so close yet just as dangerous for it is deep enough for a host of dangerous animals to reside within. It was also the shortest route across shore to shore, barely wide enough fo even a row boat to cross and slowgoing.

It was this place during the start of this dream I found my
subconcious self along a well beaten path heading too. The shortest and most direct path. Being aware of the danger I had an idea how to go about it, similar to times before and as I neared the launching point there was a difference. As I neared there was a large white animal (pic  (Baby Harp Seal via Treehugger) a harp seal, fully grown and matured, seemed to look at me as if warning me of what may be in the water. Initially I just returned the gaze preparing the boat to go across and all seemed well. When I looked back to the rock where I had seen the harp seal before he had disappeared most likely into the water for hunting perhaps. Once I looked up though a large brown body mass was coming at me, a leopard seal
(National Geographic – Leopard Seal) nearly capsizing the boat but held on he approaches again clearly wanting to tip the boat putting at mercy to him and the icy cold sea. It was at that point a strange thing happened, as the harp seal came to my rescue redirecting the leopard seals approach just long enough for me to reach the other shore. Shortly thereafter the harp seal swam away and the leopard seal went after easier prey.

What struck me was the intelligence the harp seal presented he passed no judgement instead he just did what he could to save a life while many of his relatives had lost there lives at the hands of human hunters, whose only objective was to resell their pelt because it fetched a high price on corrupt market, instead of appreciating these seals as sentient beings. Who would help a person without asking for an award but simply to understand by setting an example of saving one life it would be reciprocal and work both ways.

That was only the first dream of two each sharing a similar theme of both Survival & Intelligence.Though the second in this dream is people not animals, it still follows the idea of helping others to set an example to be followed.

Stay tuned for Part two in a later post…

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baby harp seal photo

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