In the Dust of Which We're Made

https://www.themarginalian.org/2016/09/08/walter-lippmann-amelia-earhart/

 Exact Quote: And what they prove to themselves and to others is that man is no mere creature of his habits, no mere automaton in his routine, no mere cog in the collective machine, but that in the dust of which he is made there is also fire, lighted now and then by great winds from the sky.

This quote set my heart strings in motion.

Especially when I "fixed" the language to be more inclusive.

As someone fondly attached to my habits and routines,

it shifts things around a bit.

Formerly closed doors crack open.

Dormant curiosities stir.

Who knows what surprises could crop up?

I'm entranced with the idea of turning to dust/soil one day;

for today however, I'm focusing on the fire.

kastilwell

PS: Yet another version: And what WE prove to OURselves and to others is that WE ARE no mere creature of OUR habits, no mere automaton in OUR routine, no mere cog in the collective machine, but that in the dust of which WE ARE made there is also fire, lighted now and then by great winds from the sky.

PSS:  He's referring to Amelia Earhart.

Thanks to Maria Popova in The Marginalian