The word human itself comes from the same
root as humus, earth. So too does humble,
root as humus, earth. So too does humble,
which makes sense because the best way
of staying humble is to realize what
of staying humble is to realize what
you’re made of. Long before science came
along to explain the minute details of how it
along to explain the minute details of how it
happens, cultures all around the world
knew that our bodies are made from earth,
knew that our bodies are made from earth,
and that when we die our bodies go back to it.
~ Eben Alexander, M.D.
