Space is Big… I mean really big
There are some times that you see an image that makes you realize just how small and insignificant you really are. This image is one of them. It is a map of our part of the universe. It is not even the whole universe. Sort of like pages 34-35 of an A-Z.
Each dot you see is a galaxy: each of trillions of stars like our sun. Our galaxy is part of a “galaxy of galaxies” with the name of Laniakea.
Like I say this is just one part of the universe which is much bigger than this.
When you realize just how bloody big the universe is and just how old it is, it does make you think and doubt certainties. Just how likely is it that one political view or one religion is the right one amongst all that? How likely is it that we are the only planet with life amongst all that? It also makes you wonder why we bother so often with minor things that wind us up. On this scale what really does matter?
With human life the briefest of flashes against the backdrop of forever maybe one just needs to focus on stuff that matters most.
Like seeing England winning back the Ashes, running a damn good games convention, beating Tony Hyams or Patrick Campbell at a game or finishing another novel.
