"Once I showed up at my sister's with a baby rabbit I had bought from some children because its ears were cold. I put the rabbit on a hot water bottle and massaged its ears for quite a while. After all, I knew that all healthy animals had warm ears"

Juliette G. Low’s recounting of her encounter with a baby rabbit reveals both a tenderness towards living creatures and a characteristic human impulse to nurture and protect the vulnerable. Her decision to buy the rabbit from some children because its ears were cold shows a keen sense of empathy, a readiness to act based on her observation of signs of distress or abnormality in the animal. Cold ears, for Low, symbolize an immediate cause for concern, she relates warmth to well-being and acts decisively when she perceives that the animal’s condition deviates from the norm.

Bringing the rabbit home, she places it on a hot water bottle and carefully massages its ears, devoting considerable time and gentle attention to its care. The action is practical and simultaneously shows psychological insight; the tactile act of massaging and providing warmth is an ancient, universal gesture of comfort and healing. It signals a desire not just to fix what is wrong, but to actively participate in the process of nurturing, an intention that goes beyond mere remedy and ventures into devotion.

Perhaps most telling is Low’s reflection, “After all, I knew that all healthy animals had warm ears.” This reveals a belief in simple, observable truths and a conviction in personal responsibility. It is a fusion of instinct, observation, and childlike logic; warmth equals life and health, while coldness prompts care and intervention. Low’s approach springs from genuine if untrained compassion, and illustrates the profound effect small acts of kindness can have, both for the giver and the recipient. The episode not only humanizes Low, showing her lesser-known personal warmth, but also contains a broader lesson: that compassion may require action, sometimes impulsive or unconventional, when we recognize vulnerability in another being. Fundamentally, Low’s memory is a celebration of empathy, the healing power of attention, and faith in simple, hands-on acts of care.