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Avalux

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3. We are all in this together.

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 11:02 PM

Nov 2012

And until everyone on this planet realizes that - realizes that the only way we will survive on this planet is to work together, to find common ground, we will eventually be gone.

Celebrate our differences, and at the same time, celebrate our oneness. Just be happy we are fortunate enough to be alive on that little dot.

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EVERYBODY !!! - 'Look Again At That Dot...' [View all] WillyT Nov 2012 OP

Kinda puts things in perspective, huh? ananda Nov 2012 #1

Makes the possibility of herpes seem so unimportant, doesn't it? lastlib Nov 2012 #24

Wow...The Mind Is Narrow, No ??? WillyT Nov 2012 #27

...guess I should've added.... lastlib Nov 2012 #55

My Apologies... I'm Not Normally Humor Challenged... But A Friend Of Mine Died This Weekend... WillyT Nov 2012 #61

my deepest condolences for your loss. lastlib Nov 2012 #62

Yep, but this also comes to mind SnowCritter Nov 2012 #25

LOL !!! - Perfect !!! WillyT Nov 2012 #43

My dear WillyT... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #2

It Is Why We Are Truly Important To Each Other... WillyT Nov 2012 #10

Everything. And yet, almost nothing. n/t Beartracks Nov 2012 #26

Interesting... Please Help Us Out With Your Pearls Of Wisdom... WillyT Nov 2012 #36

Wait - you're being fecetious, aren't you? Beartracks Nov 2012 #40

I'm Sorry... It's Been A Long Slog... WillyT Nov 2012 #41

No problem. Heckuva week! Beartracks Nov 2012 #42

I love that renate Nov 2012 #58

We are all in this together. Avalux Nov 2012 #3

Just a bunch of Doodler71 Nov 2012 #4

Thanks WillyT! meeshrox Nov 2012 #5

You Are Quite Welcome !!! WillyT Nov 2012 #13

I've always liked this quote! thanks rustydog Nov 2012 #6

You Are Quite Welcome !!! WillyT Nov 2012 #15

For a minute I thought you had the other dot. lonestarnot Nov 2012 #7

Another part of that quote states tibbiit Nov 2012 #8

And that's the part that makes almost all of them do the awful things they do. Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #9

I only see us. Where are the other planets and stars? bkkyosemite Nov 2012 #11

the other planets are too far away to be in the field of view.... lastlib Nov 2012 #56

I miss him, going to take out one of his books arthritisR_US Nov 2012 #12

When Felix Baumgartner did his record-setting jump... Frank Cannon Nov 2012 #14

Yep... This Was A First... A View Of Our Home... A Lone Blue Marble... No Boundaries Evident... WillyT Nov 2012 #17

That is a great image. From Apollo 8? n/t Frank Cannon Nov 2012 #34

We are made from stardust Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2012 #16

Yes We Are... WillyT Nov 2012 #19

Yes! Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2012 #44

Hydrogen + Time Hosnon Nov 2012 #52

I can totally see my house from here. Robb Nov 2012 #18

Robb Is A Dingbat WillyT Nov 2012 #20

Can you see Russia from your house? Hutzpa Nov 2012 #29

Yep... Trying To Divine The Meaning Was... Meaningless... WillyT Nov 2012 #30

kick alphafemale Nov 2012 #21

The Pale Blue Dot - Carl Sagan RC Nov 2012 #22

Thank You For That !!! WillyT Nov 2012 #23

This needs to be kicked and DU Rec'd! madinmaryland Nov 2012 #28

Still love it... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2012 #31

oh wow wow wow wow wow renate Nov 2012 #57

The times of signal travel are way off though. Still,....real eye candy. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2012 #60

You just gotta love him, don't you? Blue_In_AK Nov 2012 #32

There Was A Great Story From The Actors Involved With The Movie 'Contact'.... WillyT Nov 2012 #35

There I am!!! Right there! TahitiNut Nov 2012 #33

I Saw Ya... You've Lost Weight... WillyT Nov 2012 #37

How nice of you to notice! TahitiNut Nov 2012 #38

Me (And Us) Too !!! WillyT Nov 2012 #39

Amazing. Thanks for posting. nt snagglepuss Nov 2012 #45

You Are Quite Welcome !!! WillyT Nov 2012 #46

I was 10 when he died... Odin2005 Nov 2012 #47

Cosmos... Changed My Life Forever... WillyT Nov 2012 #49

KNR Lucinda Nov 2012 #48

Today I was interacting with a seven year old who was cutting and pasting objects onto midnight Nov 2012 #50

Love this Sagan quote upi402 Nov 2012 #51

Great post. nt MADem Nov 2012 #53

At first I thought it was Romney. Lint Head Nov 2012 #54

And when we destroy the planet no one will know lunatica Nov 2012 #59

Last Kick From Me... WillyT Nov 2012 #63

I Lied... One More... WillyT Nov 2012 #64