We’ve always longed for flight. It’s the one quality
found in another creature that makes us green with envy. To soar the sky has
always been an overwhelming desire, so we projected our yearning into the
creation of fairies, angels, and superheroes all the while attempting to mimic
their flight through synthetic wings made of aluminum and carbon fiber.
However, our attempts were never enough. Wings, or lack there of, became a
symbol of freedom that couldn’t be fully achieved in a human life. Our
fascination with flight found its way into culture and embedded itself into the
stories reserved for beings far superior than the average human. Culture
coveted wings, turning to them in times of dire necessity as if they were the
only things keeping the human race from the horrors of being earth-bound.
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