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the very stuff?

I remember reading a bad science fiction novel I’d checked out of the library as a kid back in the early ’70s in my hometown. I can’t remember the name of the novel, but the crew of a spaceship was stranded on a planet, with no fuel, and were forced to confront all kinds of dangers and threats … from the aliens on the planet, from the harsh elements they were exposed to, and also from the foibles of their own human nature. After a number of the crewman had perished, and just as things were about to completely fall apart, the chief engineer discovered that the rocks surrounding their landing site were rich in the EXACT elements in the right proportion that they needed to fuel their spaceship. He exclaims… “Right here… under our feet the whole time …. “the very stuff” we’ve been looking for!”
I wish the same for you … that you come to a realization that “the very stuff” you’re looking for is right there in the ordinary moments of your life.
We are rich beyond measure.

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