THE DOLPHINS TEACH US FAMILY LIVING

  

When we lived in Aransas Pass one of our favorite past times was to ride the ferries across the bay. The highlight of the ferry ride was to see the dolphins swimming and jumping out of the water.

Unaware of their protective nature we were only interested in their beauty. Until one day while my father was doing some deep sea construction work, there was a shark swimming toward him. Out of nowhere, a dolphin came by and ran the shark off. Learning of this, it gave us a better understanding about the nature of these beautiful creatures.

Dolphins are very family oriented. They run in pods and the pods include male, females, babies and elderly dolphins.

Dolphins are very calm and friendly but there are times they get very aggressive. One of the times they become aggressive is when something starts to attack one of the elderly or young dolphins. Another example is when a shark tries to attack a human.

The healing process in dolphins is faster than in any of the other mammals. A deep shark attack heals extremely fast, thus making them less vulnerable.

Most dolphins enjoy socializing and playing. They spend much of their time playing with other dolphins but they will also become very playful with humans as well as other sea creatures and with humans. A favorite past time for many dolphins is to tease and interact with others in a playful manner.

The dolphin has the greatest communication skills of all the sea creatures. They spend most of their time communicating with one another with what seems to be squeaks and squeal to us.

The dolphin's eyes are connected to two separate areas of its brain. While one section sleeps the other section of the brain is awake and active watching for predators. Making sure nothing sneaks upon the pod.

We need to be like the dolphins and take the time to communicate with, play with, and protect both our younger and our older generations from harm.

The scripture teaches us the value of family living. Let's be more like the dolphins and care for our orphans, children and widows. We need to take the time to show them the attention, the love and protection they need.

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. (James 2:17)