One thing I learned today: The average woman lives 73.5 years. Assuming the world is 4.1 billion years old that means that the average woman lives for 0.00000179268293% of the time the Earth has been alive. For men who live around 68.5 years; the percent is even less.
Second thing I realized: Although we live for a short period of time in relation to time the Earth has been around every person has the potential to make a profound impact on the world. Even if we aren’t literally reshaping the world by ourselves on the grand scale, as a whole species we do so. And the actions of the whole population are of course effected by the actions of individuals. This might seem a little cheesy; the routine look at all we can accomplish.
In a way this reminds me about the importance of time. No matter how insignificant a portion of time may seem it can be used to start something, create, spend time improving yourself, or brightening someone’s day. In the same way one life time can change the world, one day (roughly 0.003821753% of a woman’s life) can change the future of a person. I will remember that next time I’m in a negative mood, stultifying mood.
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