09/18/2025
✨ “A mother’s love knows no boundaries.” ✨
In the stillness of a quiet wetland, a mother platypus returned to her hidden nest, her heart pounding in alarm. The precious eggs she had guarded with her life were broken, their shells scattered, their future stolen. Standing nearby, with guilt still fresh in its eyes, was a gecko—small, hungry, and reckless, driven by instinct to survive.
The platypus’s sorrow burned into something stronger: a fierce, unshakable will to protect. She confronted the gecko, not with blind rage, but with the power of a mother’s love. She drove it back, blocking the path to her remaining eggs, striking the water with her tail so forcefully that ripples echoed across the pond. Each movement was a warning, a painful lesson: life is sacred, and a mother will always fight for her young.
The gecko, trembling and defeated, scurried away into the reeds. It had learned the price of its mistake. The platypus returned to her nest, curling her body around the few eggs that remained, tears welling in her eyes. She knew she had lost some, but she vowed the rest would survive.
That night, under the soft glow of the moon, the platypus hummed softly to her unborn young—a lullaby of both grief and hope. Though she carried sorrow in her heart, she also carried unbreakable strength, a reminder that even in loss, love endures. 💔🕊️
