Life isn't measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away!!!

I received this story in an email today and wanted to share it with you ~ I think it is just lovely!!

A baby hippo that survived the tsunami waves on the Kenyan coast has formed a strong bond with a giant male tortoise ~ who is about a century old.

The hippo, nicknamed Owen, who weighs about 650 pounds was swept down the Sabaki river into the Indian Ocean, then forced ashore when tsunami waves struck the Kenyan coast, before being rescued by Wildlife Rangers.
The hippo has adopted the tortoise as a surrogate mother and the tortoise seems very happy being a mother.
After it was swept away the hippo lost its mother and was traumatized. Luckily it found the tortoise and established a strong bond. The two swim, eat and sleep together and the hippo follows the tortoise in exactly the same way it would follow its mother.
The hippo is a young baby and was left at a very tender age, by nature hippos are sociable animals and usually like to stay with thier mothers until they are 4.
This a great story that shows that our differences do not matter, when we need the comfort of another. We could all learn a lesson from these 2 creatures of god ~ look beyond the differences and find a way to walk the path together!!

Life isn't about how to survive the storm ~ but how to dance in the rain!!!