The more one does and sees and feels, the more one is able to do, and the more genuine may be one’s appreciation of fundamental things like home, and love, and understanding companionship.

Earhart links outward experience to inward capacity: action and exposure to the world (“does and sees and feels”) expand what a person can attempt next. The paradox is that adventure does not cheapen domestic or intimate values; it can deepen them. By testing oneself against risk, travel, and novelty, one gains perspective and gratitude, making “home,” “love,” and “understanding companionship” feel more real rather than merely assumed. The quote also reflects a modern, self-directed ethos—growth through lived experience—while insisting that achievement is not an alternative to human connection but a route to appreciating it more genuinely.