Bolsted, Its really difficult to envisage that big stars, maybe ten times the size of our sun, have extreme temperatures and pressures inside them that are the seats of nuclear fusions.

Hydrogen atoms combine to form helium and release large amounts of energy which tends to explode out the matter from inside to outside. On the other hand, the gravity pulls in matter together acting against this outward explosive force. As a result, the two forces acting in opposite directions compress matter so hard that the nuclei of lower elements, starting helium, fuse to form heavier elements in a progressive manner as the pressure and temperature increases. This effects creation of all elements that are lighter than iron. Heavier elements than iron are only formed during the supernova explosion when the star finally explodes under very high pressures in the core. The star dies and gives rises to a gas cloud that contains all the necessary elements needed for life. Now, imagine the fact that you and I are made of atoms that were made probably in the same star.

Its amazing to know that our bodies contain elements almost in the same proportions as they are available in the universe.

Now, let us answer the age old question 'who am I' 'from where have I come' 'where shall I go' and finally 'why am I here'

I guess, answering these questions won't be difficult now!