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Originally Posted by Nell
So the moral of this story is...God has a sense of humor. And, sometimes you need to go to the zoo to get the message. Don't take things too seriously or you might miss something really important at the zoo.
Nell
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Nell, you just gave me an important lesson. And praise the Lord, He certainly has a sense of humor.
Believe it or not, I had a very similar experience in a zoo many years ago. I was taking photos of a gorilla when it suddenly threw mud at me. Probably if I dig deep into my photo archive, I can still find that photo taken before the mud hit my camera. Well, I thought it was mud all these years. Now you have made me think twice and worry a bit.
But the worry didn't trouble me for long. My lessons learned:
(1) That gorilla was long gone. That stain it gave me was washed away long ago. Whether it was mud or poop makes no difference to me now, even though sometimes I might be unexpectedly reminded of that piece of history again.
(2) Gorillas like to throw things at people, so don't stay too close.
(3) People are still being hit today by other gorillas. They may think it is just a bit of mud and can be tolerated. We should probably warn them to think twice so they will wash away the stain sooner.