友善之手

正所謂上天有好生之德，人類與大自然眾生互相扶持，便是解決問題的最佳道路........

即使是只一枝水，一隻温暖的手，已經是面對無情火災的最佳策略。

遠在澳洲的消防員David Tree及樹熊Sam能夠做到，身在香港的我們亦能以關懷及勇氣去面對經濟逆境所帶來的種種挑戰。

別忘記，世間萬物和眾生相依而生，命運亦一脈相連。

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Burned Koala Accepts a Hand
(Los Angeles Times; Associated Press
February 11, 2009)

Sydney, Australia -- Firefighter David Tree noticed a koala (Sam) moving gingerly on scorched paws as his fire patrol passed through the charred landscape of Australia's deadly wildfires.

Clearly in pain, the animal stopped when it saw him.

"It was amazing -- he turned around, sat on his bum and sort of looked at me . . . like, put me out of my misery," Tree said Tuesday. "I yelled out for a bottle of water. I unscrewed the bottle, tipped it up on his lips and he just took it naturally.

"He kept reaching for the bottle, almost like a baby."

The marsupial is usually a rather grumpy creature with a loud growl and sharp claws. It rarely comes down from the trees and doesn't like walking. Koalas normally drink little water, because they get almost all they need from leaves.

The firefighters called animal welfare officers to pick up the koala Sunday, the day after deadly firestorms swept the southern state of Victoria.

Coleen Wood of the Mountain Ash Wildlife Shelter said today that the koala had second- and third-degree burns but would fully recover.

"I love nature, and I've handled koalas before," Tree said. "They're not the friendliest things, but I wanted to help him."



Australian firefighter David Tree shares water with a koala whose paws were scorched as a result of wildfires in Mirboo North, southeast of Melbourne.



The reunion of firefighter David Tree & Sam the Koala