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5. To pee or not to pee, that’s not a question.
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A stunning scene opens out in the great expanse of the African savanna, where the golden light embraces the undulating grasslands. Her slender body filled with the promise of new life moves with a subtle elegance that defies her fragile height—a beautiful gazelle. Her path to parenthood is one of resiliency and will as she boldly negotiates the demands of the wild. Every stride is evidence of the power coursed through her veins, driven by a need to guard the priceless life developing inside her. With its rugged beauty, the savanna offers ongoing difficulties. Predators hide in the shadows; the merciless sun hammers down. Still, the gazelle perseres; her sharp senses always vigilant. Her once-svelte physique changes as the months go on, embracing the unborn gazelle with a tenderness that contradicts the hard reality of the savanna. She wanders among the tall grasses, feeding her unborn child and herself the food that nature so abundantly supplies. Understanding the vulnerability and significance of fresh life, the herd wanders around her protectively. She is still constantly alert, though, even in her vulnerable position; her big, expressive eyes sweep the horizon for any possible hazards. Her sharp senses are sensitive to the smallest motions or sounds that can indicate threat. She will hide in the cover of the acacia trees when it comes time for her to give birth; their thorny limbs create a shield against predators. There among the soft, warm ground she will bring forth her infant and gently welcome it into the world, defying her untamed nature. The gazelle's path as a mother starts anew in that moment as she nurses and guides her children across the wonders and dangers of the savanna, therefore imparting in them the same strength and grace that carried her throughout her own amazing road of motherhood.
