Whatever we learn has a purpose and whatever we do affects everything and everyone else, if even in the tiniest way. Why, when a housefly flaps his wings, a breeze goes round the world; when a speck of dust falls to the ground, the entire planet weighs a little more; and when you stamp your foot, the earth moves slightly off its course. Whenever you laugh, gladness spreads like the ripples in a pond; and whenever you're sad, no one anywhere can be really happy. And it's much the same thing with knowledge, for whenever you learn something new, the whole world becomes that much richer.Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth
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25 comments:
What else can I say, you've said it all very well, and it made me smile. Thank you Judy.
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I like that quote, and I enjoyed reading the book a long time ago!
Beautiful photo of the duck, Judy!
The duck photo is lovely! The quote makes me nervous - particularly the consequences of stamping 'feet' .... translated into more threatening tumult.
Thanks for your comment about size and crispness. I found this works, i got it from google blogger help.
............p1SA/s400/Berrinba+wetlands+030.jpg
Not only do you change the width and the height to what you want but you have to change the /s 400/ in the bottom line to/s1600/ then you will get the same size as you uploaded them and just as crisp. (or else upload from an external site as you said)
Love the duck! I better go dust or I could put the entire planet in jeopardy!
Have a great day.
Sunny :)
Funny how synchronous things are sometimes. I just finished looking at pictures of phone booths in the UK (on A Brit in TN) and then see this quote from Phantom Tollbooth. It's gonna be a boothy day!
The quote is a good reminder that everything has consequences.
Lovely duck,
beautiful words written :)
This shot give me a peace feeling !!
Lovely picture - ducks are such wonderful creatures. Loved the quote too but will not stamp my foot in future! A
Well said!
I'm stamping my feet and flapping my arms... Can you feel it?
loving the photo and the quote!
Here's to spreading happiness!
such a great quote, we're all part of the world and that's good to remember
Yes I agree that was good,SqurrielQueen you have a real good day.
Love ya
I love the duck photo! Great quote!
Lovely - just perfect!
Cheers!
I love the duck photo, I took a bunch @ the gardens in our capital and painted from them.
The quote reminds me of the movie the butterfly effect sort of?
I really like the picture of the duck. Ducks are some of my favorite creatures. The quote is one that I think of very much.
Awesome way to round out my day!! Thanks so much!!
Thank you! That felt good to read.
Love the flower picture in your header.
It's amazing to think that we made a difference even when we didn't intend to :)
Just beautiful. I am so glad to get back on blogger and get to read this...what a treat and great pics!
What a beautiful post! Love the duck too! :)
The quote made me smile today. I so needed that after a call with my dad. Loved the photo of the duck too.
Well said!What we learn should be shared,infact i am going to share some on my blog today.I love your header pic.
"Whenever you laugh, gladness spreads like the ripples in a pond." I love that line - so poetic - and it matches your picture so well.
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