Inspiration 365 Days!

Hipposode 1: The First Day!

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Hipposode 2: Let’s Eat!

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Hipposode 3: Too Hot!

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— Official Owen and Mzee Website

Owen and Mzee are a hippopotamus and a tortoise, respectively, that appear to have formed a unique bond of friendship.

A baby hippopotamus, Owen, was orphaned in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Kenya near Malindi during the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on December 26, 2004. The baby hippo, weighing 600 pounds (270 kg), was rescued during a day long effort by nearly 1,000 villagers using shark nets. Owen’s namesake is a villager named Owen Saubion, who finally tackled the hippo during the rescue.

On their 50th wedding anniversary, everyone were pestering Mary and George to tell their secrets to such a long marriage. The couple were grinning all the time, but they weren’t talking. They were quite happy simply sitting side by side and holding each other’s hand.

“Mary, come on now. Tell us your secrets,” urged Ruth, Mary’s good friend. “Give all the youngsters here a hint. Help them look forward to their own 50th anniversaries.”

“Yes, yes. Help us out. Please do tell,” everyone agreed.

Mary finally relented, “There isn’t any secret. Really.” Everyone was disappointed. Then Mary continued, “I did make a vow to myself on wedding day though.”

Once upon a time, a fortunate young man, Tom, chanced upon a deity. The deity told him, “In the years to come, you’ll have the opportunities to gain a fortune, make yourself a name, and marry a beautiful wife.”

Tom was very happy to hear all the good things coming. He couldn’t wait to live his life. Instead, he went on to lead a hard life till he passed away.

As soon as he left the earthly world, Tom met the deity again. Angrily, Tom questioned the deity, “You said you were giving me a fortune, a respectable social status and a beautiful wife. But what did I get? Nothing! Not one of them came true in my whole life!”

Inspiration, thou fickle friend
Come in my moments of despair
Forcing the pen onto the paper
Forcing words from my mind

Thou allowest feelings tro go free
However sad I am,
Thou allowest my soul
To reveale itself

Inspiration, thou hast come back
Was it lack of a muse
Or lack of feeling
Thou wast pushed away

Welcome back
Thou, divine inspiration

— Alice Shaw

Tom was chit chatting with Dick. Somehow the subject turned to  friendship. And Tom started talking about his friend, Harry.

“Harry is really the nicest man I’ve met. He’s very polite and always helping me and others. Come to think of it…” Tom started searching his memories before continuing, “In the 15 years that I’ve known Harry, I have never once seen him lost his temper or being rude to others.”

“Wow! Harry sure sounds like a Saint to me,” Dick was impressed. Then he added, “But I wonder… Could Harry ever be a true friend?”

Tom was feeling depressed. So he went to the bar to drown his sorrows. He was glad to see his good friend, John, was at the bar too.

Tom said to John, “You know what, John? Problems, problems, and more problems. Worries, worries, and more worries. That’s all I get everywhere I turn. I’ve had enough of all these. If anyone could help me put all my problems and worries away, hey, I wouldn’t mind paying him a fortune.”

“Well, Tom,” said John. “I know of this community of a few thousands. I don’t hear them complaining about anything and they have totally no worries. Maybe you’d like to meet them and move  in with them?”