Crystal Clear, Razor Sharp

Handle me with care

Do you know how glass is made? This will be a somewhat juvenile explanation, what I understood from this website, but hey, I never suggested chemistry was my strong suit. Raw materials such as sand, silica ash and limestone, are heated until they melt and fuse together. This can take temperatures of 1100 degrees Celsius or higher. It forms a crude liquid. The liquid is again heated and refined, then molded.

Isn’t that me right now? I am nothing but a pile of dirt with a bit of potential. I have to first be heated to the point I break down, and then I will be refined. Something will mold me and shape me until I am beautiful to behold.

I have some changes to make.

Also, the nature of glass is telling, I think.

Glass is fragile. Glass should never be hit, pushed or dropped. Glass can be beautiful and bright, showing you your reflection with every move, or it can be cold and distant. Glass is honest - it has no secrets. It sparkles, even when it’s broken.

I am Glass. Please handle me with care.