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With Joy’s words in mind, it is not mere coincidence that today the most watched (and most loved) Internet video clip on the planet is that of the reunion of Christian the Lion with his human ‘parents’, an amazing example of real love across the so-called ‘species barrier’. This YouTube phenomenon has stirred the hearts of millions of people worldwide. Bought as a cub from a London store by two young Australian men, John Rendall and Ace Bourke, Christian was destined to be taken to Kenya, and to be rehabilitated back into the wilds by the grand old lion man himself, George Adamson. Christian loved his initial carers, John and Ace, and the men reciprocated this love abundantly.
Many months after Christian was taken to Kenya, John and Ace visited George with the hope of seeing Christian. Christian by this time had grown immensely, and roamed the wilds in the company of two young lionesses.
The film footage of the reunion between Christian and the two men is incredibly stirring. Christian strides slowly and watchful, down a granite outcrop. Suddenly his facial features transforms from caution to complete openness, and he runs towards Ace and John. Then an astonishing greeting ceremony takes place with Christian repeatedly leaping up, embracing the men with his paws, and rubbing his head against theirs. In the past few months this 35-year old film footage has spread like wild fire across the globe, with some sixteen million people viewing it on YouTube. In every continent, TV news stations and talk shows have featured the Christian the lion video clip. Sony Pictures, reportedly, are set to make a feature film on Christian’s story. Young and old, rich and poor, people of all races and religions, have all overwhelmingly reacted with emotion and positivity to the reunion of a lion and his human friends. Tears of joy have been shed by millions of eyes. Why was this?
Part of the answer I believe, is that we are responding to our age-old and deeply embedded connection with nature. In many ways, we had become lonely for that connection. Another part of the answer is simply love. What is love? This has been described as one of the most difficult questions for humanity and cannot be answered by the dictionary definition of ‘a great liking or affection.’ No, true love is the unconditional kind. The wanting of only the very best for another. That was the love of the lion and the men. And that, in part, is why we wept.
Indira Parthasarathy
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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With Joy’s words in mind, it is not mere coincidence that today the most watched (and most loved) Internet video clip on the planet is that of the reunion of Christian the Lion with his human ‘parents’, an amazing example of real love across the so-called ‘species barrier’. This YouTube phenomenon has stirred the hearts of millions of people worldwide. Bought as a cub from a London store by two young Australian men, John Rendall and Ace Bourke, Christian was destined to be taken to Kenya, and to be rehabilitated back into the wilds by the grand old lion man himself, George Adamson. Christian loved his initial carers, John and Ace, and the men reciprocated this love abundantly.Many months after Christian was taken to Kenya, John and Ace visited George with the hope of seeing Christian. Christian by this time had grown immensely, and roamed the wilds in the company of two young lionesses.
The film footage of the reunion between Christian and the two men is incredibly stirring. Christian strides slowly and watchful, down a granite outcrop. Suddenly his facial features transforms from caution to complete openness, and he runs towards Ace and John. Then an astonishing greeting ceremony takes place with Christian repeatedly leaping up, embracing the men with his paws, and rubbing his head against theirs. In the past few months this 35-year old film footage has spread like wild fire across the globe, with some sixteen million people viewing it on YouTube. In every continent, TV news stations and talk shows have featured the Christian the lion video clip. Sony Pictures, reportedly, are set to make a feature film on Christian’s story. Young and old, rich and poor, people of all races and religions, have all overwhelmingly reacted with emotion and positivity to the reunion of a lion and his human friends. Tears of joy have been shed by millions of eyes. Why was this?
Part of the answer I believe, is that we are responding to our age-old and deeply embedded connection with nature. In many ways, we had become lonely for that connection. Another part of the answer is simply love. What is love? This has been described as one of the most difficult questions for humanity and cannot be answered by the dictionary definition of ‘a great liking or affection.’ No, true love is the unconditional kind. The wanting of only the very best for another. That was the love of the lion and the men. And that, in part, is why we wept.
Indira Parthasarathy
For more articles, Click on IIPM Article.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
Read these article :-
B-schooled in India, Placed Abroad (Print Version)
IIPM in Financial times (Print Version)
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The Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM)
IIPM Campus
IIPM awards four Bengali novelists
The Hindu : Education Plus : Honour for IIPM
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