“What if the catalyst or the key to understanding creation lay somewhere in the immense mind of the whale? . . . Suppose if God came back from wherever it is he’s been and asked us smilingly if we’d figured it out yet. Suppose he wanted to know if it had finaly occurred to us to ask the whale. And then he sort of looked around and he said, ‘By the way, where are the whales?’ ”
— Cormac McCarthy in Of Whales and Men
Female Sperm Whales sleeping in the Indian Ocean by Stephane Granzotto
“Where great whales come sailing by,
Sail and sail, with unshut eye,
Round the world for ever and aye?…”-Matthew Arnold (from the poem The Forsaken Merman)
Scientists, according to National Geographic, have discovered that sperm whales have dialects and accents.
Images of sleeping whales shared on Facebook by Organic Rising. Full set of images on National Geographic.
Quote from Cormac McCarthy found on Spirituality and Practice.com
Quote from Matthew Arnold found on inspiringquotes.us
This post is my contribution to One Liner Wednesday hosted by Linda G Hill.
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Interesting way to sleep, but now that I think about it that’s how I would sleep in the water as well.
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Isn’t it though? So beautiful. I don’t know if our bodies would allow us to stay vertical.
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“Rut rhrow” I wouldn’t want to have to answer.
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Yes, they might pick up on your Eastern accent. 😉
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Every species is valuable. But whales are especially special. I can see this happening. Good message!
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I was so amazed by the photo of the whales sleeping vertically in the water. They would have much to tell us if we could understand them. 🙂 Thank you, JoAnna.
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Reminds me of a certain Star Trek movie, though it wasn’t God asking, just some powerful aliens.
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It reminded me of that movie as well. 🙂
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🙂
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Those are great connections. Who knows what’s in a whale’s song? 🙂
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Yes, it seems they are communicating with each other and they can recognize dialect and accents. 🙂
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Reblogged this on Anything is Possible! and commented:
Every creature in creation is valuable in itself. Every creatire has value beyond being consumed for food or “entertainment.” Every creature in creation has something to teach us. This is especially true of whales.
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Thank you for the re-blog. I thought we already knew a lot about whales and it turns out there is still a lot more to learn. The same goes for all other creatures that live with us on this planet. 🙂
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Good point!
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