Steve Irwin 1962-2006
4th September 2006
This is very sad news indeed. The world has lost one of its exemplary members, and Australia one of its archetypal Aussie battler who makes good. In spite of his eccentric antics and sometimes audacious behavior, there are at least five things that I like about this great Aussie bloke:
(1) His Passion. This man absolutely oozes passion for what he believes in. If only everyone of us have half his enthusiasm and passion for what we believe and if only we pursue it half as fiercely as he seems to do, then this world would be a much better place. Heck, if I have pursued my blogging half as passionately as Irwin did his love for animals, then this blog would be a much better blog! Heh!
(2) His Humility. This guy was willing to ham it up for the audience just to make a point. But for all the cantankerous silliness he projected, he achieved his goal of instructing the world about nature, our environment and the need to look after this world of ours. He was also instrumental for exposing illegal trades in wildlife products, endearing himself (not) to thousands of opportunists who prey on people’s love for exotic items. He was also a very worthy Aussie ambassador although his incessant use of ’strine and Aussieisms (such as the ubiquitous “Crickey!”) can be irritating at times, especially to us Aussies who live away from our homeland - my kids sometimes had to tell their friends, “But we do not all speak like that!” - yet, he has helped to raise awareness of Australia’s beautiful nature, people and culture. Read the rest of this entry »
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