What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the Universe?
The most
astounding
fact
is the
knowledge
that the atoms
that comprise
life
on
Earth
the atoms
that make up the
human
body
are traceable
to the crucibles
that cooked
light
elements
into heavy elements
in their core
under extreme
temperatures and pressures.
These stars
the high mass ones among them
went unstable in their later years
they collapsed
and then
exploded
scattering
their enriched guts
across the galaxy.
Guts
made of
carbon
nitrogen
oxygen
and all the fundamental ingredients
of life itself.
These ingredients
become part of gas clouds
that condense
collapse
form
the next generation
of solar systems -
Stars with orbiting planets.
And those planets
now have
the ingredients
for life itself.
So that when I look up at the night sky
and I know that
yes
we are
part of this universe.
We are
in
this universe.
But perhaps more important
than both of those facts
is that
the
universe
is in us.
When I reflect on that fact
I look up
– many people feel small because they're small and the Universe is big –
but I feel
big
because
my atoms
came from
those
stars.
There's a level of
connectivity.
That's really what you want in life.
You want to feel
connected.
You want to feel
relevant.
You want to feel
like you're a
participant
in the goings on
of activities and events around you.
That's
precisely
what we are.
Just by being alive.
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