Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people.
–Carl Sagan
When I saw this recent photo taken from the Cassini Spacecraft capturing Saturn and its rings as well as our own little blue speck of a planet, all I could think of was how utterly trivial my own worries and concerns were in the scope of all things. I guess that can be a frightening thing, to feel so small and insignificant in relation to the universe, to realize that you are but a grain of sand on an immense beach filled with more grains of sand than you can possibly imagine.
But to my surprise, I am not frightened. If anything, I am pacified, knowing that I am but a grain of sand subject to forces beyond my control. And a grain of sand cannot alter the beach or stand up to the force of the ocean. It goes where the tide carries it, where the wind blows it.
What good is worrying to a grain of sand?
So, go with the flow today. We are all grains of sand and should enjoy our time on this beach while the sun shines down on us.
Redtree Times 