Stories: Coconuts & Sharks
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| While in Hawaii on my first visit to that tourist mecca I had noticed that in the public areas all the coconut trees were lacking coconuts. This surprised me because coconut trees without coconuts was so unusual to me. I asked someone in authority why there were no coconuts on those trees. The official indicated that the council workers would lope the coconuts off when they were at a certain size that created problems. I was told that the risk of being hit by a falling caused too many legal problems and that falling coconuts kill more people there than being killed by sharks.This surprised me and I remembered an experience when a huge coconut had fallen on me nearly causing damage if it wasn't for some divine intervention.
It was in the village of Leone on the American Island of Tutuila.It was the era when Presidet Ralph G Rodgers felt inspired putting the same surnames together as companions. While walking with my companion Elder Devon Ah Mu on the roadway towards the neighbouring village something stopped me abruptly. It had felt like someone grabbed me from behind and halted my progress forward. My companion noticed my abrupt stop and glanced back to see this large green coconut barely miss me and hit the road with an almighty thud. The indentation left by the coconut on the tar sealed road surprised my companion and I. The thought that some unseen guardian had intervened on my behalf by stopping me from walking into the path of that falling object touched my heart with gratitude. My companion burst into laughter at the site of me nearly being clobbered by a falling coconut. The reality of the lesson learnt in Hawaii and the memory of that experience taught me to respect the humble coconut. I often look at the creation of the coconut trees whenever travelling through the Pacific Islands and marvel at its many uses. |
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