“During my time volunteering in Thailand, I worked under this woman named Pin who was one of the main employees at the sanctuary. Every morning she would remind us that every animal we take care of, must be taken care of with love. When we remembered to take care of them with love, we remembered to treat them with kindness and to value their happiness. I mean- -almost all of these animals were rescued or taken from the exotic animal trade, so they all had a different story and mostly tragic past. I do admit, sometimes an animal would act out and some volunteers would get frustrated- -but then we would remember the daily lesson from Pin, and it made the frustration melt away. She inspired me in every way and is someone who I truly aspire to be. The elephant pictured is named Wasana, meaning lucky in Thai, except I like to think I was the lucky one.â #scholarsofsturges
