This heart-wrenching image tells a shocking and true story, which further strengthens the belief in the relationship between humanity and nature.

On a cold December night in the village of Saristal in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, a newborn baby girl was mercilessly abandoned in an open field. She was neither wrapped in clothes nor had her umbilical cord cut. The cold air, the fear of wild animals, and loneliness could have been the death knell for this little soul.

But nature sent an angel for her.

The next morning, when the villagers passed by the field, their eyes widened in surprise. The little girl was not alone, but nestled between a stray female dog and her tiny puppies. The mother dog had held the human baby to her chest like her own children, and the warmth of the puppies protected the little soul from the cold.

The villagers believed that if it were not for the mother dog and her cubs, the girl would probably not have survived that night. Not only from the cold, but also from wild animals, this silent protector protected her.

Seeing this scene, every eye was moistened. A speechless animal showed what even humans sometimes forget: selfless love, motherly compassion and protection.

This unparalleled love of this mother dog was appreciated all over the world. This incident proved that loyalty and mercy are not limited to humans, but the light of love exists in every living soul of nature.

Later, the girl was named Akanksha, which means: Hope.

And indeed, that little soul is still a witness to the fact that hope never dies.