Why nothing matters and that should liberate you.
We are smaller in the universe than a nucleus is in an atom. And that is really small. If we are that small our problems are really small. Like really small.
I am a sucker for philosophical topics. I crave existential crisis’. We need reality checks to put things into perspective, to realise some things are not worth your precious time.
Think about it for a minute. We are literally microscopic atoms on a seemingly large planet, but in reality the earth is smaller in the universe than we are on earth. I am no scientist or astronomer but that makes me feel really small.
The aim of this article was most definitely not to make you feel insignificant. I am all about people feeling empowered and that they can take on anything that comes their way. But I think it’s vital we realise some of our worries and things we mull over for days on end are just not worth our time.
We are floating around in blackness on a ball.
One day the earth and maybe the universe will cease to exist. When this happens do you think what route you took to work or your cheating ex will hold any slight significance? As much as you may want it to, It won’t.
Admittedly some decisions hold more weight that others and seemingly matter more. But does something mattering more mean it actually matters?
OK so when looking at the big picture nothing matters because we will all die one day. But on a day-to-day level when looking in a shorter time frame like, potentially if you take a different way to work you could be involved in a crash and this matter a lot, right?
I don’t want you to think being in a car crash or loosing your home doesn't matter because to be able to believe that would require super human level sort of consciousness. But I do want you to realise what Sally at work thinks of your green top does not matter. In the slightest.
Maybe nothing would actually matter if we didn't make it matter. We attach value to things. Money for example would not hold the power and significance it does if we didn’t hold it up on the highest pedestal we do. When we attach value to things, we in turn attach emotion which makes things matter in our little heads and hearts.
I hope this made you question a few things, It certainly did me. This is my first ever article so apologies if i did it wrong. But also no apologies because well, nothing matters.
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