We want them to see their home planet, " Mrs. Whatsit said. The Medium lost the delighted smile she had worn till then. "Oh, why must you make me look at unpleasant things when there are so many delightful ones to see?" Again Mrs. Which's voice reverberated through the cave. "There will no longer be so many pleasant things to look at if responsible people do not do something about the unpleasant ones. Madeleine LEngle
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We want them to see their home planet" are the words spoken by Mrs. Whatsit in the Land of the Lost episode, "The Medium". Here she is talking about the people of Earth. The Medium lost the delighted smile she had worn till then" shows that while she was initially happy to show her home planet to the children, she then changed her mind when they asked her why people must be responsible for what happens on Earth. The Medium's message, "There will no longer be so many pleasant things to look at if responsible people do not do something about the unpleasant ones" tells us that if people don't act responsibly, there won't be any nice things left to look at anymore.

Source: A Wrinkle In Time

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