One spring day a tiny black wasp became trapped in our kitchen window. My wife tried to guide him out the open door, but the wasp kept frantically buzzing along the surface of the window. He tried to escape but only grew more frightened at my wife's efforts to help him.
I'd recently read a book in which the author claimed that herd animals were highly telepathic. I thought, The wasp is a herd animal and so am I. Maybe I can communicate with him.
I grabbed a straight ruler and placed one end near the buzzing wasp. Then I began my running commentary. I told the wasp, "I'm trying to help you. I know what's wrong and you don't. Trust me and I'll take you out. Just get on the end of this stick."
Immediately, the wasp stopped searching for a way out and climbed onto the end of the ruler. Calmly gripping it, he vibrated his wings. I moved the ruler away from the window and carried the wasp to the door, all the while continuing my reassuring words. I said, "Everything is all right. Trust me. There are forces here that you don't understand, but I do."
Freeing The Wasp
Slowly, I carried the wasp to the door. I didn't want him to fly back into the house, so I told him not to run off too soon. I suggested that the wasp wait until I told him to fly.
When I extended my arm and the ruler far out the door into the sunshine, I said to the little wasp, "Everything is okay. You can fly now." And the wasp immediately flew away. I was elated.
And It happens Again
A few days later, another tiny black wasp, which could have been the little fellow who had visited me and my wife earlier, was caught in the same window. So, I went through the identical procedure with the ruler and clear instructions. Again, the wasp followed my directions, except for one thing.
This time, when I told him that it was all right to fly away, instead of sailing off into the wild blue yonder, he landed on the porch railing only a few feet away. Then he turned around very deliberately, looked at me for a few seconds, turned again, and flew off.
I had the distinct impression that the wasp had expressed his gratitude for my help and that this had been his way of saying, "Thank you."
I consider myself to be a spiritual but not a religious man. I'm convinced that so-called spiritual and miraculous experiences are a normal part of everyday life. I believe that communication between the wasp and me seems amazing only because I'd never been taught that different species' lives are connected. Now I've experienced the fact that we aren't separate from each other.
Meditation
Are insects more aware than most people have discovered so far? Could you find ways to help humans, animals, or even insects learn to trust by having their best interests at heart when you try to communicate with them?
From the book Angel Animals. Copyright 1999, 2007 by Allen and Linda Anderson. Reprinted with permission of New World Library, Novato, CA. http://www.newworldlibrary.com/