the scale

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If one imagines the Universe as boundless and without limit, it is difficult to comprehend it in one’s mind. Maybe one might devise some sort of scale to measure it by, and give one an indication of the proportions. A tiny ant on the surface of the earth might give one an indication. If the whole living world with all its 7000 million inhabitants were represented by one tiny ant; the universe would be the whole globe. That is how tiny and insignificant we are in the greater scheme of things. Whatever will be will be…

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Sooz006 | July 26, 2012 - 11:58

This is a lovely way of seeing us. Nicely put into context.

jacques | July 27, 2012 - 08:43

Thank you...

jacques07 | September 11, 2012 - 08:00

PS. One might also see us as one grain of sand in the entire Sahara desert. Insignificant...