(#113) The Elegant Structure of the Lungs

“While the heart has dense striated muscle, and the brain its conglomerated networks of communicating neurons, the lung is a thin, graceful structure of interconnecting fibrous tissue that is beautifully held together with a foamy substance that lubricates its functions in a quiet and effortless manner. It is an organ of elegance, not brute strength.”

- Michael J Stephen, Breath Taking

Our most important organs—our lungs—are designed to be graceful and flexible, not rigid and strong. To be of elegance, not strength.

We might consider applying this philosophy to all aspects of our lives…