A Soul-to-Soul Connection with a Snowy Egret

Have you ever wondered if people and animals can communicate with each other?

Will Goodwin’s story about his six-year-old daughter, Alexa, and an injured snowy egret illustrates that Soul-to-Soul connections between people and animals do happen.

One day, Will walked Alexa home from kindergarten, and they were surprised to see a snowy egret perched on the rooftop of their house. This type of bird is commonly seen in coastal inlets and marshes, not on city roofs.

Their discovery began a nearly weeklong journey—Alexa’s spontaneous, heart-to-heart communications with the bird, and the father’s and daughter’s acts of kindness. Their experience ended with the snowy egret’s unexpected gesture of gratitude.

The bird’s expression of appreciation served as a reminder for Alexa, throughout her entire childhood, of the beautiful spiritual blessing she’d shared with another of God’s creatures.

A Contemplation Seed

You are invited to reflect on the spiritual messages in this story by contemplating on the quote Will shares at the end of his story. It is from The Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad, Books One & Two, pages 432-33:

It is in the small events, such as goodness in the daily things of life, being kind to a child, speaking softly to those who can be hurt easily, noninjury to a fellow creature, and the giving of one’s self to others who are without the essentials of life, that spiritual unfoldment can be found.

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12 Comments

Don on March 21, 2023 at 6:18 pm

This is a experience full of love and wonder. I’ve viewed it several times and it touches my heart every time I see it. I’m joyfully sharing it with friends and family.

Erika Ruth on February 28, 2022 at 2:22 pm

Thank you for that love story. Its always a sign of Sugmads love for all of us when animals behave with such great trust in us humen. When I listen , I can hear animals soul taking , when I speak they often act shy . Thank you for sharing the gift.