As we got further and further away, it [the Earth] dimished in size. Finally it shrank to the size of a marble, the most beautiful you can imagine. That beautiful, warm, living object looked so fragile, so delicate, that if you touched it with a finger it would crumble and fall apart. Seeing this has to change a man.
![As we got further and further away, it [the Earth] dimished in size. Finally it shrank to the size of a marble, the most beautiful you can imagine. That beautiful, warm, living object looked so fragile, so delicate,](http://cdn.quoteddaily.com/images/james-irwin/as-we-got-further-and-further-away-it-the-earth-dimished-in-size-finally-it-shrank-to-the-size-of.jpg)