I am big, for I am small...

I've been on a bit of a Neil deGrasse Tyson kick as of late. I can admit to not fully understanding everything he says, but he has a way of explaining attributes of space and existence that makes you at least grasp some basic knowledge from it. The last video I've watched contains his bit on the "most astounding fact about the universe," and it really is eye-opening, just amazing.

I cannot fully explain the feelings it brought out. I cannot explain why I never grasped the concept of being comprised of the universe. Maybe because I've always thought too big. When all along it's all those individual atoms which make us. Those atoms that make everything around us and beyond. "The knowledge...," to understand that really is the most astounding part. The universe IS in us. Maybe it is just the way he explains it that makes it so extraordinary. But the message gives existence that added advantage. It gives that extra boost to look into the skies and see those distant stars. The stars essentially made of what makes us. And most of all, it brings out our dreams. To possibly dream of what truly lies out there or just to dream about the plain on which we live. To dream of how we can we make our lives better.

"Be humble for you are made of dung. Be noble for you are made of stars."

Serbian proverb