The Power of Love

The world can be a tough place. It’s full of social minefields, stranger danger and political discrimination. Considering the saturation of bad news, sometimes it’s easy to get bogged down all the shit and forget the power of love, like the love between two otters, Daz and Chip.

Daz and Chip, who had been friends for 15-years, longer than an average otter is expected to live, died within one hour of one another earlier this week. Cause of death: heart attack. First one, then the other. Remarked handler Gail Sutton, “The bottom line is that when one of them had a heart attack, it just set the other one off and he followed through.” She went on, “The only consolation from this is that they both went together because if one had gone without the other, the remaining one would have been really lost.”

It’s a sweet story, and one that’s open to interpretation. Seems as though Daz and Chip’s love transcends even human description.

So, what does this all mean? It’s about the tangible connection of love. Without one conductor, the other loses its charge. Little Daz and Chip couldn’t live apart, and, being about 100 in human years, died more or less together. Sure, sometimes love’s for the birds, but it’s also for the otters. No matter however lost or fleeting it may be, believing love actually exists, like a force, makes the world seem not so Grey.

I've said it a millions times before and i'll say it a million times again..."The Greatest Thing You'll Ever Learn Is Just To Love And Be Loved In Return"

Via New Zealand Herald 'nzherald.co.nz'