Forwarding...

I have always thought of forwarding as simply "quoting" but Harris' thoughts on forwarding or rewriting fascinated me! I think that the idea of rewriting is so cool! Quoting can sometimes be seen as an easy out but really there are times when you just can't say it any better! I like knowing that quoting isn't a cop out but giving credit where credit is due and that it can also be seen as rewriting or forwarding someones thoughts onto another person. How cool would it be to be an author knowing that your thoughts could very well touch hundreds of people? I really connected with the idea of forwarding. When  you think about it forwarding isn't just a writing tool people forward in conversations, in concepts, in daily life, in business set up (building from concept models), and even in a way religion. Forwarding is everywhere and I took a lot more from Harris' writing than just the information about quoting but maybe I'm trying to push the idea too far.
Often times in my blog "Random Stuff" the author inserts a "source" link at the bottom of posts for the reader to find where he gathered his information from. He also uses many videos and other media sources throughout his website, another way of "forwarding". While we are talking about writing, even posting a youtube video is a way of forwarding!