If the Earth .......

[demicav]

If the Earth were only a few feet in diameter, floating above a field somewhere, people would come from everywhere to marvel at it. People would walk around it, marvelling at it's big pools of water, it's little pools and the water flowing between the pools. People would marvel at the bumps on it, and the holes in it, and they would marvel at the very thin layer of gas surrounding it and the water suspended in the gas. The people would marvel at all the creatures walking around the surface of the ball, and the creatures in the water. The people would declare it precious because it was the only one, and they would protect it so that it would not be hurt. The ball would be the greatest wonder known, and people would come to behold it, to be healed, to gain knowledge, to know beauty and to wonder how it could be. People would love it and defend it with their lives, because they would somehow know that their lives, their own roundness, could be nothing without it.
If the Earth were only a few feet in diameter.


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[thunder]

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If the Earth were only a few feet in diameter, floating above a field somewhere, people would come from everywhere to marvel at it.
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No chance. If the Earth were only a few feet in diameter, floating above a field somewhere, the police would cordon it off and call the bomb disposal squad, who would carry out what is euphemistically called "a controlled detonation". Then they would announce that this suspicious object had turned out to be "a harmless package".

henrya (feeling more that usually cynival this morning!)

[demicav]

Originally Posted by thunder

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If the Earth were only a few feet in diameter, floating above a field somewhere, people would come from everywhere to marvel at it.
Endquote

No chance. If the Earth were only a few feet in diameter, floating above a field somewhere, the police would cordon it off and call the bomb disposal squad, who would carry out what is euphemistically called "a controlled detonation". Then they would announce that this suspicious object had turned out to be "a harmless package".

henrya (feeling more that usually cynival this morning!)

That may be true but looking at it from a poetic point of view it's beautiful and truly sums up my own feelings about saving the planet.

[agrumpycow]

Originally Posted by thunder

No chance. If the Earth were only a few feet in diameter, floating above a field somewhere, the police would cordon it off and call the bomb disposal squad, who would carry out what is euphemistically called "a controlled detonation". Then they would announce that this suspicious object had turned out to be "a harmless package".
henrya (feeling more that usually cynival this morning!)

Ooh you pessimist you

[eeyore]

if the earth were only a few foot in diameter floating above a feild somewhere a bunch of chavs would grafiti it , use it as a football, then attempt to sell it for enough folding to keep them in white lighting and 20/20

[demicav]

I must say I haven't had quite the response I was expecting, not off one person. It's not meant to be taken literally. I wish I hadn't bothered now.

[agrumpycow]

Originally Posted by demicav

I must say I haven't had quite the response I was expecting, not off one person. It's not meant to be taken literally. I wish I hadn't bothered now.

Oh, don't feel bad It is a lovely piece, where did you get it from?
I just guess everyone's feeling a bit grumpy given then weather - why can't it just rain during the week when I'm at work or during the night lol

[Mr Mag00]

a nice piece, and the replies raised a titter so all round a good post.

[rlchew]

Originally Posted by demicav

I must say I haven't had quite the response I was expecting, not off one person. It's not meant to be taken literally. I wish I hadn't bothered now.

Hey .... don't feel like that.

I think that it is an excellent piece of writing and in many ways sums up my own feelings.

However, you can't help thinking "If only ....".

Thanks for posting demicav.

Richard

[demicav]

Originally Posted by rlchew

Hey .... don't feel like that.

I think that it is an excellent piece of writing and in many ways sums up my own feelings.

However, you can't help thinking "If only ....".

Thanks for posting demicav.

Richard

Thank you for your comments Richard.

Lorraine.