Spirituality of the Serengeti

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October 30th 2007

Published: October 30th 2007

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Elephants on the horizon of Serengeti

Last week as we traveled over dirt roads for hours and hours to the Serengeti I looked out of our Land Cruiser over endless flat, brown, plains that appeared to be nothing but dirt, dust, and dead grass. The road was full of rocks and holes, the ride was almost painful as was the scenery. Here I was in one of the great National Parks of Tanzania and I was nothing in the midst of this. All of my seemingly important thoughts and feelings were meaningless here; my needs, my anxieties, all were nothing. I was nothing. It was a very lonely and isolating feeling.
The next morning I thought about my meaninglessness in this place. We set out again and this time, an "aha" moment. In all of this huge expanse, in all of these plains, in all of this dirt and dust--I was part of all of this. I was part of the plains. I was part of the life here, even if just for this day, with the wildlife, the big cats, the gazelles, the elephants and giraffes. It was as if the landscape was part of the great belly of Mother Earth and if I was patient

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Sausage Tree on the Serengeti

and if I waited, oh the things of beauty She would show me. The amazingness of wild animals who are free, the sound of the wind, the brightness of the light, small pockets of water in pools and streams where life came to survive, and small areas of green that brought brightness to my heart. Our driver and guide asked me if I had dreamt about animals the night before. I told him I had not. When I asked him if he had dreamt about animals he replied, "Oh, yes. Elephants and giraffes. We were all eating together at one table." Oh, Seregenti and Alfred, thank you. Blessings, Anne

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