I enjoyed reading The Life of Glass by Jillian Cantor. It was predictable but, I still liked it. According to the book, glass takes a million years to deteriorate, but it can shatter easily, like the dual nature of humanity. On one hand we are tough and resilient, but also fragile.
One of my favorite songs is "Ali in the Jungle". The song is about overcoming seemingly insurmountable problems, like Muhammad Ali in the "Rumble in the Jungle" and Mandela Nelson in jail. It is incredible what individuals are capable of, such as Joe Simpson, Helen Keller, and Ludwig Van Beethoven.
People can accomplish incredible things, but they are still very breakable. Illness caused by microscopic organisms can eventually become fatal. It only takes pounds of pressure to break a bone or pull a muscle. I found some rather interesting, but disturbing facts, "It takes approximately 8lbs of force to snap the collarbone. Breaking the elbow joint takes between 5-8lbs of force. Putting direct force against the joint in the knee can be devastating, Breaking this joint takes approximately 15lbs of pressure" (http://socyberty.com/military/how-much-force-does-it-take-to-break/).
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