Pope Franis - quote

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I absolutely love this quite from Pope Francis !

"River do not drink their own water.
Trees do not eat their own fruit.
The sun does not shine on itself.

And flowers do not spread their fragrance
for themselves.

Living for others is a rule of nature.

No matter how difficult it is ...
Life is good when you are happy;

but much better when others are happy
because of you."

Above quote may not be by Pope Francis

Above image and quote have been circulated
in social media, Facebook, for example.

Versions of the quote have also been widely shared
online in Spanish,
with varying attributions.

Some posts claim Pope Francis said it,
others have no attribution.


Snopes.com can't find Pope Francis said it


Snopes.com
( https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pope-francis-rivers-do-not-drink/ )
couldn't find any record of
Francis making this statement.

An early version of it appeared on the internet
well before Francis became pope in 2013.


Details

A communications expert and amateur poet
who uses the pen name Gonzalinho da Costa
traced a similar statement to a 2009 post
on a website called
Meditation Relaxation Sans Stress.

It is archived in this link
https://web.archive.org/web/20201011045759/https://sites.google.com/site/meditationrelaxationsansstress/seva

There, the quote says:

"We know that trees do not eat their own fruits
cows do not drink their own milk
rivers dont drink their own water
Let us also learn to serve our sisters brothers
and all objects of nature
To secure our present and humanity's future"

The website linked the words to the Vedas,
ancient Hindu scriptures.

The name Prof Lallan Prasad appeared
under the words.

Snopes.com reached out to a
University of Delhi professor with that same name,
asking if he wrote the words or knows their origin.

No update yet.


A similar quote

A very similar quote appeared in the
2019 role playing game "Days Gone."

A character in the game, Rikki, states:

"Rivers do not drink their own water.
Trees do not eat their own fruit.
And clouds do not swallow their own rain.
What great ones have is always
for the benefit of others."


As of this writing

As of this writing,
Snopes.com hasn't found
the original source of the quote.

No evidence it was a statement made by
Pope Francis.

However, and as noted above,
what appears to be an original online version
of the quote was posted four years
before he became pope.

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Enjoy the present

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Palms read

At Madame Zora
    Know the future - $2

With a curvy buxom lady
    Enjoy the present - $33

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Grandad saw the Titanic

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My grandfather told me that he saw the Titanic,
and that from the beginning,
he warned all the people that the ship would sink.

But nobody listened to him.

He was a brave man.
He did not give up.

He warned them again and again ...
on several occasions ...
Until they kicked him out of the cinema.

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Big boobs should be handicapped

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Blimey -
With those big boobs, she ought to be handicapped !

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Dogs con woman

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Dogs add weight to a weigh scale
to con woman for more walks  :-)

"I don't believe it !!
I'm gonna have to take the dogs for more walks !"

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Breasts on the menu

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In a restaurant

Woman: See anything you fancy on the menu, Joe ?
Joe: Yes, your yummy breasts !

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In 2 weeks, I lost 14 days

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Weight loss programs

In 2 weeks of weight loss exercises,
I lost 14 days !

I have been on a diet for 2 weeks.
And I have lost 14 days of happiness !

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Peeping tom in a police lineup

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Police to woman in a police lineup:

Ok, Mrs Crenshaw,
do you see your peeping tom in the lineup ?

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Clock hands are a woman's legs

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Clock hands are a woman's legs

I'm waiting for 9:15

Mid-night is ok.
Or wake up at the crack of dawn, 6am.

Hhmmm ... Better to adjust the time myself !

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Another year, another resolution

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I made a New Year's resolution:
To drink more water.

I've only gotten as far as "drink more".

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Returning diploma

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Graduate to college bursar:

Instead of repaying my student loan,
I'm returning my diploma.
It didn't work.

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Grandma looks after dog

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Grandson:
"Gramma, is Roscoe your dog or grampa's dog ?"

Grandma:
"Well, I'm the one who
feeds him,
waters him,
and takes care of him."

"I suppose that makes him mine."

Grandson:
"Is that how you got grampa ?"

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Car driving down the wrong way

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"Al !
I just heard on the news
there's a car going the wrong way on I-80.
Be careful !"

"One ?!
I seen at least a hundred !"

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Escape from Alcatraz

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An intereresting abseiling adventure !!!

in Alcatraz Canyon, Newnes Plateau,
    NSW, Australia

2025 January 5



Background

Altracraz Prison

There is an Alcatraz Island
off the coast of San Francisco, California.

On this small island
was a maximum security prison.

It was closed in 1963.

Now, the prison is a major tourist attraction.

And nowadays, Alcatraz means the Alcatraz Prison.

A flim was made in 1979,
called "Escape from Alcatraz"
starring Clint Eastwood.

It was a story of 3 inmates
escaping from Alcatraz Prison.

The film was a success
and well-known to this day throughout the world.


Altracraz Canyon

Named by David Noble.

More on this canyon is in this link:
http://david-noble.net/blog/?p=51651


Devils Throat

Named by Michael Keats.

Reference:
https://www.bushexplorers.com.au/encyclopaedia/devils-throat

It refers to the waterfall in Alcatraz Canyon,
and the chamber where the water falls into.

At the bottom of the chamber is a letter box slot.
You crawl out of the slot
to get out of the chamber.

I called the chamber "Alcatraz Prison".
The letter box slot is where you escape from Alcatraz 😀



Our group in this trip

5 of us:
     John Graham - leader
     Amy Chi
     Elizabeth Zhu
     Paul Ma
     Sornkin Lam



Video

I have created a short video of our adventure.
1 minute 30 seconds.

In this link:
https://youtube.com/shorts/pIF3PNjflhA



Some images from the video

1)  Hi Clint, you had your fun.
     My turn to be a star 😀

2)  From a distance, we can see
     what we are getting ourselves into.
- Alcatraz Prison: Named by yours truly 😀

3)  Zooming in.

4)  Now, go and watch the short video
     on me abseiling into Alcatraz Prison.

This link:
https://youtube.com/shorts/pIF3PNjflhA



5)  The 3 escapees from Alcatraz Prison:
     Amy, Sornkin, Elizabeth
- They crawled out through the letter box slot.

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