Themba, the baby elephant, lost his mother after she fell down a cliff. The team at the Shamwari Rehabilitation Centre rescued him and for two years they dedicated their lives to getting this very special orphan back to the wild.
Themba soon befriended a very patient sheep named Albert, and together they formed a bond as strong as any human friendship. Albert never left Themba’s side and would follow Themba and his carers on long walks; share in Themba’s favourite snack of acacia pods; and when Themba took a dust bath, so did Albert. If any of the other animals at the Rehabilitation Centre tried to join in their fun and games, super protective Albert would make it quite clear that they were most unwelcome. The unlikely pair also made friends with a baby giraffe, and enemies with a baby hippo.
To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart.
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| — | Charles Dickens (Novelist), born February 7, 1812 (Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Sagittarius, Ascendant in Virgo) |
There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.
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| — | Jane Austen (via shetakesflight) |
To the people who love you, you are beautiful already. This is not because they’re blind to your shortcomings but because they so clearly see your soul. Your shortcomings then dim by comparison. The people who care about you are willing to let you be imperfect and beautiful, too.
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| — | Victoria Moran (via katweenah) |
We undress ourselves in many ways when we become close friends.
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| — | Secrets in the Attic by V.C. Andrews (via thechocolatebrigade) |
I just need you to be in my life. You’re too important to me.
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| — | Leslie Knope | Parks and Recreation (via laincomparable) |
