Emperor Penguine

From the IYF Magazine, Vol. 8 Winter 2009

During winter in the South Pole, only night exists as there is no sunrise.
It is during this time that the mother penguin lays her eggs and hands them over to the father.
Afterwards, to make up for the past month of not eating,
she heads for the ocean to feast up on the fishes of the sea.
Meanwhile, the male penguin places the eggs between his legs on top of his feet.
He stays in this position for three months.
Winter in the South Pole can fall below -60C.
Therefore, if the eggs were to touch the frozen ground for even just a few minutes,
the life inside them would cease.
Now, the emperor penguins are gathering.
Millions of them cluster together, in order to capture warmth for their eggs.
As they keep warm, they do not look up even once to see
heaven's magnificent creation ---the aurora.
As if they were being punished, the male penguins stay still for three months
without any food or water. After three months have gone by,
the seemingly never ending night is chased away by the dawning of the sun.
The well-rested female penguins return with their stomach full of fish.
Amidst the bast multitude, each penguin successfully finds its mate precisely.
At this moment, the eggs crack and the baby penguins hatch.
The mother then comes and holds her baby in her bosom.
Eating nothing for nearly four months, the male penguins are exhausted and faint.
It is certain that the emperor penguin's existence is attributed
to its father's hunger, solitude, and endurance.
The emperor penguin is the son of a noble father.
During the summer, penguins live an ordinary life, eating fish and squid and playing.
However, when the time comes for their turn in fatherhood,
they struggle yet persist through the chilly and fearful winter for their children,
becoming a great father.

Now this is love.