Bindy Irwin's Speech, Peter Brock, Steve Irwin and Natural Energy

Steve Irwin’s Memorial Service at his beloved Crocoseum was a moving ceremony.
But nothing was more moving than his daughter Bindy’s speech.

With amazing composure, the eight-year-old read from a single page. This is what she read:

“My daddy was my hero. He was always there for me when I needed him. He listened to me and taught me so many things, but most of all he was fun.

I knew Daddy had an important job. He was working to change the world so everyone would love wildlife like he did.

He built a hospital to help animals and he bought lots of land to give animals a safe place to live.

He took me and my brother and my mum with him all the time. We swam, caught crocodiles together and loved being in the bush together.

I don’t want Daddy’s passion to ever end. I want to help endangered wildlife just like he did.

I have the best Daddy in the whole world and I will miss him every day.

When I see a crocodile I will always think of him, and I know that Daddy made this zoo so everyone could come and learn to love all the animals.

Daddy made this place his whole life.

Now it’s our turn to help Daddy.

Thankyou.”

Bindy is showing herself to be a 'chip off the old block', but with her mother's composure and confidence. She is energised and strengthened by her love of animals and her conviction that she will continue the work her daddy did for conservation. She is calling 'Australia Zoo' my zoo.

In typical Aussie fashion, jokes about the most serious of subjects do the rounds.

One joke is about Steve Irwin arriving at the Pearly Gates after a four day journey. He says to St Peter, 'Crikey mate, I don't think I'm going to like it here without my family, my friends or my animals.'
St Peter said, 'Well, as you've done so much in your short time on earth I will allow you to wish for one thing to bring inside with you.'
The Crocodile Hunter closes his eyes and wishes, and when he opens them he sees Peter Brock standing beside him.
'Crikey, Saint,' he says. 'I didn't say Brock. I said Croc!'

Both Steve Irwin and Peter Brock demonstrated incredible energy, passion and enthusiasm for life on a daily basis. With birthdays 4 days apart, and dying 4 days apart, they had many other things in common also. Both of them lived life to the full until their lives were over.

In Peter Brock's state funeral little-known facts about his private life were revealed. Peter is said to have had a 'glowing quality' and an insatiable curiosity, which helped him establish links with the indigenous people. He was dedicated to conservation, and one of his dreams was to clean up the Yarra River by enlisting the support of communities along the way.

He had a warped, self-deprecating sense of humour and an amazing laugh and, as the Hon. Fran Bailey MP said, his philosophy was:

• to live life to the full
• to grab every opportunity
• whatever skill you have, use it, and
• make it happen.

Peter Daicos, former Collingwood Football Champion, said whenever he saw Brocky he got an amazing adrenalin rush. But Peter was also a good host, making people feel at home as if he was an instant friend, and he was never too busy to spend time with a fan. He was a very real person.

Peter Brock has his handprints in an Avenue of the Stars. Not in Hollywood, but in a footpath in Tennant Creek - a small town in the heart of the Northern Territory. He is there beside other great Australian names such as John Farnham, Daryl Somers, Ted Egan, ironmen Guy Andrews and Trevor Hendy and more.

Peter Brock never wore a watch because he didn't want to be constrained by time. He believed life doesn't end when you pass away, so now, as the poem below says, he has moved into a different dimension where he will never age.

Live with Energy
Joan

Joan Small empowers people to make positive changes in their lives. If you want to discover more Natural Energy Boosters and lead an energized life, obtain your copy of ‘The Energy Book for Life’, the Guide to Energetic Living, Visit http://www.natural-energy-boosters.comJoan is also the author of the book series, ‘Allow Yourself… You Deserve It’, How to Free Yourself from Stress and Control and Live with Fun and Love. http://www.joansmall.com

A Tribute to Steve Irwin and Peter Brock

Croc and Brock’s Farewell

They stood inside the garden in Australia Zoo that day
The most beautiful of gardens where the crocodiles all play.
They had come in many thousands, looking on with tears in eye.
As the heroes of the moment both descended from the sky.

In the clouds they saw the image of Steve Irwin with his croc,
And beside him in his race car was a youthful Peter Brock.
Dressed in racing gear resplendent, Peter Perfect to a T.
And they heard Steve blurt out ‘Crikey, have you come to visit me?’

‘I remember I was swimming with the fish upon the reef.
My surroundings were amazing, such a scene defied belief.
We had cameras and were filming for my gorgeous Bindi child.
For her show, she wanted images of creatures swimming wild.’

‘Then a sting ray flew towards me with his wings outspread and wide.
I was mesmerized with magic as I came up to his side.
Then I swam above him slowly just to get a better view.
But he must have been quite startled. That was the last I knew.’

‘Though I’m the brave Croc Hunter, I am jelly fish inside.
I am Bob and Bindy’s daddy, and the day I died I cried.
For the parting took more courage than my wrestling with the crocs,
Catching snakes and spiders hiding in the crevasses and rocks.’

‘Now I’m here with Peter Perfect, not with Terri and the kids,
And I sure will miss them badly – they’re the greatest “billy lids”.
I will stay beside them always, though they won’t know I am there.
As they grow up and they prosper, they will know that I still care.’

‘I was born near Brocky’s birthday, February 22,
Four days before his big day, quite coincidental too,
As I died four days before him in a freak of fate quite strange.
If I’d wanted a companion no-one better I’d arrange.’

‘For Brock’s a national hero. Always striving for the best,
He was called “King of the Mountain”; he was faster than the rest.
With ten victories at Bathurst, his Brock Special was his brand,
And his name will be remembered through our great Australian land.’

‘And like me, the King was having fun the day he left the earth,
At a rally in his coupe, somewhere not too far from Perth.
When he slid across the wet road, and he failed to miss a tree.
I was watching from my cloud and saw him drifting up to me.’

‘Oh Crikey Brock, and welcome. It is not so bad up here.
You’ll be pleased to know we’ll never age, and I’ve brought Aussie beer.
We can keep an eye on all so that they do just what they ought,
Looking after all the animals and racing motor sport.’

‘It was time to draw our number on September 4 and 8.
Now St Peter is awaiting at the shining pearly gate.
And I bet we’re both admitted to the heavenly realm above
As there’s thousands in this garden who are showing us their love.’

© Joan Small Sept 2006
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Joan Small empowers people to make positive changes in their lives. If you want to discover more Natural Energy Boosters and lead an energized life, obtain your copy of ‘The Energy Book for Life’, the Guide to Energetic Living, visit http://www.natural-energy-boosters.com
Joan is also the author of the book series, ‘Allow Yourself… You Deserve It’, How to Free Yourself from Stress and Control and Live with Fun and Love. http://www.joansmall.com