Friday, July 24, 2009

Small Things

When I look around me, the thing that normally catches my eye are the colourful creation, the massive structures and the moving objects. What eludes me sometimes is the fact that some of these things visible from space are comprised of the smallest particles of matter. Tiny drops of water eventually form the ocean. Those little drops of water cover 70% of the earth’s surface. The Pacific ocean alone covers 64,196,000 sq miles. (166,266,877 sq km)

Water pours out from the sluice in the Cleveland dam.
Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. Vincent van Gogh

Tiny particles of rock and mineral (0.0625 to 2 millimeters in diameter) deposited together, is what we call a sandy beach. Many countries boast the longest beaches in the world; in fact we have so many beaches named “Long beach” you have to add the city, state or Province to identify the correct one.
If you really want to know, the longest beach in the world is Prais do Cassino, in southern Brazil, which is 240km long.
Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Make it a habit not to be critical about small things. Edward Everett
We can do no great things; only small things with great love. Mother Theresa


The people should not think that small beginnings are unimportant. Zechariah 4:10

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