Are We Really That Important? (PB)

You are one person. Think of individual people. Martin Luther King changed society completely around and established everlasting equality, while impacting the lives of so many others. Isaac Newton defined the laws of gravity which is literally around us all day every day. Steve Jobs used technology and problems to create some of the most used phones and devices across the world to ever come into existence. These are only a few of the people who have metaphorically and physically changed the lives of so many others and influenced the way we live. But are we really that important?

We may seem like the majority when looking at the world, but travel beyond that and see where you stand. There's a solar system, filled with planets, stars, moons, and meteors. Our solar system (the Milky Way Galaxy) extends as far as 100,000 light years. And you're telling me that you matter? (No pun intended). But don't stop thinking there, we are only one of hundreds of billions of galaxies that each have their own solar system, filled with their own planets, stars, moons, and meteors. Add in a few light years of extra matter here and there and you've found yourself the big, bad, and gargantuan Observable Universe. 

In simple terms, the Observable Universe is a gigantic collection of galaxies and matter that we are able to see through our scientific technology, mainly highly advanced telescopes. Over many years of research and physics problems, it has been calculated that the size of this entity is 92 billion light years. And you're telling me that you matter?

The little white specles in the above picture are not just stars, those are complete galaxies! They have everything that our Milky Way Galaxy has and more. Looking at this perspective makes you wonder what is really out there and how different it is. What the most sinister part of this is, is the fact that we are only 100,000 light years out of 92 billion, we are only one Galaxy out of 100 billion, we are only one planet, we are only one person, and yet we think of ourselves as important? In these terms we can't be considered wasted space because we are so tiny that we don't even count as space.

But think about who found all these statistics out. Who researched the solar system from the beginning of our time? Who came up with the technology to be able to conceive a visual of 92 billion light years? Who contributed to making us into who we are today? Although it may be a crumb compared to the loaf of a universe, the people in our world have discovered every glitch and tick of this place we call home. Each one of us has impacted the life at least one other in some way, a select few of us have impacted so many as to the whole world. Scientifically, we mean nothing but a dot on a piece of paper, but within our home limits, we mean the world and a few more galaxies to many others. 

"You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own."

-Michelle Obama