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Shining World Hero Award: Jake and Saphira - Models of Dedication and Heroism
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Everywhere in the world,
we can observe
and be touched
by acts of kindness.
People from all walks of
life, faiths, and cultures
extend themselves
beyond the call of duty
to help others
unconditionally.
Through their noble deeds,
humanity as a whole
is elevated.
To commend
virtuous actions and
encourage more people
to be inspired
by their examples,
Supreme Master
Ching Hai
has lovingly created
a series of awards,
including the Shining
World Leadership
Award, Shining World
Compassion Award,
Shining World Hero and
Heroine Awards, Shining
World Honesty Award,
Shining World Protection
Award, Shining World
Intelligence Award,
and Shining World
Inventor Award,
to recognize some
of the most exemplary,
generous, caring,
and courageous people
who walk amongst us.
September 11, 2011
marks the 10th
anniversary of 9/11,
the tragic collapse of the
World Trade Center’s
twin towers
in New York, USA.
Within days of
the disaster, over 400
search-and-rescue dogs
and their human partners
arrived from around
the world to search for
missing persons amid
the rubble and debris.
One of these dedicated
canines was a beautiful
black Labrador Retriever
named Jake.
Mary Flood, a manager
at a federal search and
rescue team called
Utah Task Force 1 was
this brave dog’s caregiver.
When Mary Flood first
met Jake, he had been
abandoned on the street
and was seriously hurt.
I got Jake in 1996 when
he was about a year old.
When I took him
to the vet, they said he’d
already had a broken leg
and now
he had a broken leg
and a dislocated hip.
And I was facing
a big medical bill,
but we decided,
“Yes, we’ll do this.”
Ms. Flood had no intentions
of training Jake for
search-and-rescue work
as he was injured,
and she already had
a dog companion
trained in this field.
But Jake had other plans.
And then
I lost my search dog,
and Jake put his paw up
for the job.
And everybody said,
"He can’t do that,
he’s a cripple."
And he went, "Well,
that may be so but
I’m still able to do it."
And he really outworked
almost any other dog
you’d see.
At the end of the day,
the other dogs would be,
"Alright, I’m ready to
sleep," and he’s like,
"Can you just throw the
ball a few more times?"
So that was Jake.
He taught me more than
I ever taught him.
And that’s a cool dog.
The intensive
search-and-rescue training
was often challenging
for Jake.
It was harder for him
maybe than others.
Part of the test is
you have to climb ladders.
And Jake had a leg that
was about two inches
shorter than the other leg.
So when he climbed
a ladder, he’d be
stretching the short leg
to reach the rungs.
And it was a little hard
for people to watch
this dog climbing a ladder
going like ‘this’
with their foot
to reach the rung.
But he did it.
And we worked very hard
on ladders so that he
could climb up and down
the steepest ladder
and ladders on corners
and everything else.
Jake was so dedicated to
his work that he would
often forsake his own
comfort and safety
to help others.
Ms. Flood recalls
one such incident while
on a search-and-rescue
mission in New Orleans,
USA just after
Hurricane Katrina.
At Katrina, I sent him
over a refrigerator.
And I thought I’d
cleared below and then
I heard breaking glass.
So he had glass in his foot
and he hobbled
to our doctors.
And our doctors
pulled out the glass
and sewed up his foot,
no anesthesia, no muzzle.
And then he was off-duty
for a little while,
and when I got back
he was begging for food
from everybody.
And as soon as
he saw me, he went,
"I’m ready to work!
No problem here."
But that was Jake.
He really was
a tough guy.
He’s been through a lot
of pain and he used it
to keep himself going.
Through his dedication to
assisting others,
Jake was an exemplary
search and rescue dog.
It’s really quite an honor
to be associated with
a dog who made such
an impact...in the world.
He really was someone
who helped us
during difficult times
at World Trade (Center).
He’d see somebody that
needed a hand and he’d
sort of stuff his nose
in their lap.
And he was
a good therapy dog,
but he was also really
a tireless search dog.
It could be in the snow,
it could be in the heat,
it could be in disasters.
He was always there,
always ready to work.
In recognition of
his devotion to helping
others,
Supreme Master Ching Hai
honored Jake with
a posthumous Shining
World Hero Award.
On her behalf,
our Association members
presented a framed
Award letter, a number of
Supreme Master
Ching Hai’s
DVDs and books,
including the #1
international best-sellers
“The Birds In My Life”
and “The Noble Wilds,”
and a beautiful crystal
Award plaque
to Mary Flood.
Supreme Master
Ching Hai
also provided US$500
to purchase veg snacks
for Jake’s successor,
a canine called Bebe.
For Jake,
search and rescue dog,
in recognition of
a lifetime of noble service
and devotion to duty, and
risking his own safety
in tirelessly searching
for survivors
in the unstable aftermath
of 9/11.
I know he would
so appreciate all of this.
And on behalf of Jake,
I thank you all for this
wonderful award.
It’s just such
an incredible honor to
see that what he brought
to the world lives on and
people remember him.
You know if I could do
as well as he did then I’d
be very proud of myself.
I don’t know if I’ll
ever live up to Jake.
And thank you to
Supreme Master Ching Hai
for this generous award
to Jake and
in his memory, and
for recognizing all of
the wonderful things
that we do
for our fellow humans.
Next we’ll learn about
the heroic efforts
of Saphira, a beautiful
Siberian husky puppy,
who saved the lives
of three adults,
three children,
two dogs and two cats.
Her caregiver,
Christopher Blake,
describes what
Saphira was like.
She loved to play.
She liked to play and run.
And she played with
the cats that we had,
with the kids; she liked to
go places with us;
she loved to be in the car,
traveling to the schools
to pick up the kids
and everything.
She was really, really
pretty awesome.
One morning at 5:00 AM,
while Mr. and Mrs. Blake
and their three children
were fast asleep, a fire
suddenly broke out
in their two-storey duplex.
Saphira immediately
sensed the danger that
her beloved family faced
and began barking loudly,
with all her might,
eventually
waking Mr. Blake.
The first thing
I thought about was
“What’s going on?”
And I couldn’t breathe.
I couldn’t see. It was hot.
And I had to
wake my wife up
so we could get the kids
all into one room.
And then when we realized
we couldn’t
get downstairs, we had to
climb out the window
and get out of the house
as quickly as possible.
We got all the kids
together in my son
Brett’s room.
And we took
the air conditioner out of
the window, climbed
out of the window onto
the front-porch awning.
And then
I had to jump down.
And then my wife
handed me the kids.
And then
I helped my wife down.
Chris Blake then alerted
his neighbor in the duplex,
Caitlin Wells, who
also escaped safely
along with her two dog
and two cat companions.
But by this time the fire
was too far advanced
for Mr. Blake to re-enter
the building, and sadly,
the Blake’s two
family cat companions
and Saphira
perished in the flames.
Saphira was not with you
for very long.
Do you think there might
have been a reason that
she came into your life
at the time she did?
When I think about it,
yes, I think that
she was put there for us,
to be there
when we needed her.
And she was.
She saved our lives.
You hear the stories,
you see it on TV,
like “Lassie.”
That dog saved people.
And Saphira was
our Lassie.
She woke me up,
and we were told
there was no way we
should have woken up
because of all the smoke.
But I heard her barking;
she woke me up.
With tearful prayers,
Supreme Master Ching Hai
honored Saphira
for her absolute loyalty
and life-saving act
with a posthumous
Shining World Hero
Award, along with
US$1,000 toward
the purchase of toys
for the Blake family's
children.
Our Association members
presented the prestigious
Award plaque to
Mr. Blake and
a selection of
Supreme Master Ching Hai’s
DVDs and books
including
“The Birds In My Life”
and “The Noble Wilds.”
The following is
a reading of the letter that
accompanied the Award.
Dear Blake family,
It was with much sadness
that I heard about
the passing away of your
beloved family protector,
Saphira,
the Siberian husky.
In her honor, we would
like to present you with
the “Shining World
Hero Award”.
This award is presented
in recognition of
her selfless and loving
sacrifice for the good
of the family, her
unquestionable loyalty,
and for her
shining example of God’s
blessed gift to
human kind, the animals.
Three adults,
three small children,
two dogs and two cats
were all saved by
faithful Saphira during
an early morning fire,
which broke out
in a two-story duplex.
Always vigilant,
her keen senses knew
something was wrong,
so she barked incessantly
wanting to warn all
of the impending danger.
She woke Chris,
who immediately smelled
smoke, enabling him to
rescue family members.
Fire had already
engulfed the first floor
making it impossible to
go out of the front door,
so the family was forced
to flee out the bedroom
window onto an awning.
Chris then alerted
adjoining neighbor who
in turns saved their pets.
Regretfully, the fire
was too far advanced
to re-enter, so
the family cats Saphira
were lost in the inferno.
Her heroic act of
saving you all
has touched our hearts
to tears, and surely has
moved countless others
reading of her love, so
I can fully understand the
deep sorrow and loss felt.
A family member
has been lost, yet
she has returned the love
you shared with her
in the highest form
she could.
May our animal friends
be ever regarded
as priceless gifts of love
in our lives.
On behalf of
our entire Association,
please convey
our heartfelt condolences
and deepest sympathy
to all your family.
May God bless
and protect you
and provide you with
the comfort needed
during your mourning
for your much beloved
Saphira.
With Great Honor, Love
and Blessings,
Supreme Master
Ching Hai
Christopher Blake
accepted the Award
on behalf of Saphira.
I appreciate it very much.
I like the Award,
it’s beautiful.
It’s a great treasure
in her honor since she
did give up her life for us.
It’s nice to have
something to show for it,
and besides our lives.
And it’s got her picture
on it, so we can see her
every day.
Mr. Blake also has
a personal message for
Supreme Master
Ching Hai.
Thank you very much.
I appreciate everything;
the awards, the letters,
the books,
it’s all very, very nice.
Thank you.
May Heaven bless the
courageous, heroic dogs,
Jake and Saphira
for their selfless service
to others.
They are a reminder
of the noble qualities
inherent in all animals.
We’re sincerely thankful
that they graced our Earth
with their presence,
and may their souls
rest in peace.
Blessed viewers,
thank you for joining us
for this edition of
the Shining World
Award series.
May we all be heroes
and protect all animal life
every day.
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