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[hellziggy]

"The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart"

This quote is on my calendar this month & on the first reading I thought "That's nice"
Then I noticed who the quote was attributed to...
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Helen Keller

Um, what? How would she know? It's obviously true for her, not seeing or hearing anything, um, ever. But it just doesn't have the same impact coming from someone who has only ever had the option of one of the 3 views of beautiful things.

Comments

[lucyruthe.livejournal.com]

Oh how easily the handicapped are discredited... *grin*

beautiful things

[freyjakj.livejournal.com]

Okay -normally would not join in poking "fun" at something Helen Keller said, BUT LOL -it is rather a funny statement in the context which you read it!

[vorrant.livejournal.com]

It is sort of like taking relationship advice from a priest.

[gunthar.livejournal.com]

"The best way to start a good realationship is with a compliment, like telling his parents that he's the ideal altar boy..."