Be sure to put the knocker fairly low on your door in case a very small friend drops by.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of inclusivity and consideration for others, regardless of their size or status.
A. A. Milne's playful quote suggests that we should make accommodations for those who may not fit the norm, symbolized here by the 'very small friend'. It encourages a mindset of kindness and accessibility, reminding us to consider the needs of others in our actions, even in small, seemingly trivial ways.
In practice
This quote can be used in a speech about the importance of welcoming diversity in friendships.
And how are you?" said Winnie-the-Pooh. Eeyore shook his head from side to side. "Not very how," he said. "I don't seem to have felt at all how for a long time." "Dear, dear," said Pooh, "I'm sorry about that. Let's have a look at you.
Piglet was so excited at the idea of being Useful that he forgot to be frightened any more, and when Rabbit went on to say that Kangas were only Fierce during the winter months, being at other times of an Affectionate Disposition, he could hardly sit still, he was so eager to begin being useful at once.
Time is swift, it races by; Opportunities are born and die... Still you wait and will not try - A bird with wings who dares not rise and fly.
Did I miss?" you asked. "You didn't exactly miss," said Pooh, "But you missed the balloon." "I'm so sorry," you said, and you fired again, and this time you hit the balloon and the air came slowly out, and Winnie-the-Pooh floated down to the ground.
Come, come, come. Without a monster or two it's not a quest, merely a gaggle of friends wandering about.
Friendship," said Christopher Robin, "is a very comforting thing to have.
A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can trust utterly, who knows the best and worst of us, and who loves us in spite of all our faults.
Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning the usefulness of which all mankind are agreed.
As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.
I don't want enemies. I want friends, and I want them in all shapes, sizes, and colors, and loving whoever they want to.
And when you come back to Japan next summer, let's have that date or whatever you want to call it. We can go to the zoo or the botanical garden or the aquarium, and then we'll have the most politically correct and scrumptious omelets we can find.
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