No Seal Overlooked

At the San Francisco Zoo, there lives an old seal. He is one of the oldest known seals (27) and he is blind. Every time my fiance and I visit the zoo, we make a special stop to the seal paddock. Several people pass, on their way to the penguins and the bears, but we usually spend a good amount of time watching the seal swim in his pool. He seems quite happy and enjoys his worn paddock and daily workout. While the seal is overdue for a new paddock, zookeepers have decided it is in the seal's best interest to keep things familiar. If you wait long enough, the seal will usually poke his head out of the water and say hello. Once you meet him, he's hard to forget. In today's fast-paced world, I like to think there are those of us who take the time to notice simple pleasures. I would like to think that if I had devoted my life to entertaining the public as a swimming seal, that I would still be appriciated and loved at the end of my days. I would like to think that that there is still room in this world for an elderly blind seal to be loved and appriciated. So, if ever you go to the San Francisco Zoo, look for the seal. He's still there, in his small round pool, behind what's left of the elephant paddok. Hopefully he'll be there for years to come.