“Among the many thousands of things that I have never been able to understand, one in particular stands out. That is the question of who was the first person who stood by a pile of sand and said, ‘You know, I bet if we took some of this and mixed it with a little potash and heated it, we could make a material that would be solid and yet transparent. We could call it glass.’ Call me obtuse, but you could stand me on a beach ’til the end of time and never would it occur to me to try and make it into windows.” – Bill Bryson

It’s amazing what human being can accomplish when we open our minds, become transparent, and and allow the light (and the inspiration) to come in.