25 August

Precious Mornings: Talking To Animals

by Jon Katz
Precious Mornings
Precious Mornings

As often as I see this precious ritual, I never tire of it or wonder about it. Maria and the donkeys have a rich and intense dialogue, they make time and space for one another, and it seems to be a healing thing, a calming thing for all of them. I don’t know precisely what the conversation is about.

The donkeys are extraordinarily sensitive to Maria’s moods and emotions, she finds them healing and grounding. They seem to need this also, when the other animals rush out to graze, the donkeys stay behind, and these three fine one another, you can almost touch the words and feelings that pass between them.

Maria has helped me tremendously to study the way in which animals sense the emotions of people, and thus are able to communicate with them.

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