Ten long trips around the sun since I last saw that smile, but only joy and thankfulness that on a tiny world in the vastness, for a couple of moments in the immensity of time, we were one.
Interpretation
The quote reflects on the lasting impact of a meaningful connection and the gratitude felt for shared moments, despite the passage of time.
In this quote, Ann Druyan emphasizes the significance of human connection and the joy that can be derived from moments spent with loved ones. Even after a long time apart, the memories of those shared experiences bring a sense of joy and a deep appreciation for those moments, highlighting the beauty of relationships against the backdrop of time and the universe.
In practice
In a speech at a family reunion, this quote could be used to highlight the importance of cherishing shared moments.
I've been thinking about the distorted view of science that prevails in our culture. I've been wondering about this, because our civilization is completely dependent on science and high technology, yet most of us are alienated from science.
It is a great tragedy that science, this wonderful process for finding out what is true, has ceded the spiritual uplift of its central revelations: the vastness of the universe, the immensity of time, the relatedness of all life, and life's preciousness on our tiny planet.
Science reserves the highest reward for those of you who disprove our most cherished beliefs. At any moment someone from any walk of life could come forward and be responsible for a complete revision of our view of everything.
When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
I've learned that my people are not the only ones oppressed... I have sung my songs all over the world and everywhere found that some common bond makes the people of all lands take to Negro songs as their own.
If you can show me how I can cling to that which is real to me, while teaching me a way into the larger society, then and only then will I drop my defenses and hostility, and I will sing your praises and help you to make the desert bear fruit.
I want to talk to her. I want to have lunch with her. I want her to give me a book she just read and loved. She is my phantom limb, and I just can’t believe I’m here without her.”- on losing her best friend
Some of the biggest challenges in relationships come from the fact that most people enter a relationship in order to get something: they're trying to find someone who's going to make them feel good. In reality, the only way a relationship will last is if you see your relationship as a place that you go to give, and not a place that you go to take.
When people kill themselves, they think they're ending the pain, but all they're doing is passing it on to those they leave behind.
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