We Don't Matter, That's Why We Matter

One of my biggest motivators in life has been realizing how insignificant we really are. 

If you look at life from the perspective of time: if we are lucky enough to live to be 100, we will have lived 0.000000007% of the time that has ever existed. Let alone the infinite amount of time that will exist after we die. 

If you look at life from the perspective of space: our little planet earth, well just watch this gif - 

And that just compares the sizes of celestial bodies. It doesn’t include the vastness of space. 

So in the grand scheme of things, we are not important. Which is why we are so important. Regardless of what your religious beliefs are, you have one conscious chance on this earth to be the best person you can be. That is why it is so important that you not waste your time on things that don’t make you happy. 

They say that the memory of a person will not live beyond their grandchildren. For the most part that is true. How much do you know about your great grandparents? Now however with the internet, everyone is leaving their footprint. so with due diligence, we could find a little about most every person alive today. But as more and more people leave their footprints, ours get lost in the mix.

Take walking on the beach for example, after a couple of hours, can you find the footprints you left? or have they all been covered by hundreds of other footprints?

This is why what you choose to do with your life is so important. Think back at the people throughout history that you know. They are the innovators, the artists, the inventors and thinkers. Sure there are a few sour apples that have transcended history, but the good outnumber the bad by an exponential amount. 

So if you have a dream, follow it. By that innovator, inventor or artist. Create good in the world so that you may extend your live an additional fraction of a percent. Be the next Buddha or Mother Teresa, The next Einstein or Marie Curie. The next Shakespeare or Picasso. After all, if the universe and time don’t care what you do; Do what you want!