Saturday, July 12, 2008

Christian the Lion

Oh, ya gotta see this video. I'm not ashamed to say I cried when I watched it. Okay, maybe a little ashamed.
But it choked me up, I tell ya!
Bring your tissues.
And Cindy, no jokes about the Cowardly Lion. This is a tender moment.

"In 1969, two friends, John Rendall and Ace Berg, purchased a lion. At the time, Christian the lion was a 35-pound cub. He had been born in a zoo. The friends raised Christian in their London home. All three hung out in a friend’s furniture shop on the weekends.

Within a year, Christian had grown to 185 lbs. Rendall and Berg realized they couldn’t keep him much longer. But they didn’t know what to do with him. A chance encounter changed that. Two actors from the film Born Free walked into the furniture store.

The actors recommended a conservationist, George Adamson, living in Kenya. Christian was soon in Africa. There he was rehabilitated and released into the wild.

In 1974, Rendall and Berg decided to visit Christian one last time. He was now a wild animal. Adamson told them it was doubtful that Christian could be found. No one had seen him in nine months.

The two flew to Kenya, anyway. On the day they landed, Christian appeared outside Adamson’s camp. Somehow, he knew. He waited outside the camp until Rendall and Berg arrived.

This video was taken during their reunion with Christian. What a story! What a video!"




9 comments:

His Girl said...

I've seen this before and I just LOVE it!!! So touching! So sweet.

Jenn @ Casa de Castro said...

I absolutely adore that!!!! What a GREAT way to start my weekend. Thank you so much for sharing this video. LOVE it!!!

Linda said...

Gee thanks...now I'm bawling like a baby!

Absolutely beautiful and amazing!

E said...

While I didn't cry, this video was awesome. It made me miss my Luke. Of course, there is no way I would let him jump up on me, though! I miss my boys!

And don't you worry, my husband has made me well aware of the fantastic weather that I am missing! Glad it waited until I left...geez!

Anonymous said...

Wow, that's amazing. They look so joyful.

Diane said...

(sniff, sniff) Absolutely beautiful! I'm not ashamed to say that I cried...very touching.

Hugs,
Diane

Gayle @ thewestiecrew said...

Well, even though I SWORE that I wouldn't...I totally started crying.
THAT is so stinkin' sweet...

Amy Plumb said...

That is so amazing! Love is Love.

Edie said...

Wow - I just loved that video! That was so awesome. Thanks for sharing.