The Universe and Us
The Universe is made up of so many different things. First and foremost there would be our galaxy, possibly others, but we do not know anymore to exist. Then there are the planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, the last one commonly argued to not be a planet. Among these great masses of elements is the Sun, right in the center, all in perfect orbit. If this perfect Solar System is not evidence of a God then nothing is. That is how great the universe we live in is and on these many planets, only one holds life. That is our planet, Earth.
Earth contains everything living that we know to exist, plants, animals, and yes humans as well. The plants go about their business, producing food, involving themselves in photosynthesis and all is great until an animal comes by, like a bug or a plant eating mammal. This begins the glorious, natural way of survival, the food chain. The top of this chain is not the fierce lion or the giant elephant, no it is the human being. This proves how much size does matter, because if it did we would no longer exist. The rhino and other large animals would have long dominated our lives if size determined power. It doesn’t though and the humans domesticated animals fairly quickly in the earliest times of existence and as a result controlled the food chain, not just animals, but plant life as well.
This order of things is still continuing on Earth today and many times people seem to forget how much more is out there than just the human race and the wildlife we rarely come in contact with anymore. Every human is but a mere dust speck in our vast universe. When a person looks up into a dark night sky, full of stars, is when she usually realizes this the most. Seeing the moon and the stars and how many billion of light years away they are could make anyone feel invisible. We are all like cogs in a huge machine, but we all do have a purpose on this Earth. That is just unknown to most.
Our purpose on Earth involves not only our own being, but that of others. We must take into account the lives of others just as the planets, stars, and moon take into account each other, none over lapping or invading each other’s space. The moon controls the Earth’s tides and the stars create beautiful pictures, working together yet respecting each other as we all should as humans to one another. We need to do our tiny part in this great universe to make it the best it possibly can be. God blessed us with so many things in this galaxy and who knows what else may lie beyond Pluto, far in the depths of space? We won’t know unless we find it out for ourselves. We need to take care of all of this too and be the best human beings to the plants and animals we can be.
Earth contains everything living that we know to exist, plants, animals, and yes humans as well. The plants go about their business, producing food, involving themselves in photosynthesis and all is great until an animal comes by, like a bug or a plant eating mammal. This begins the glorious, natural way of survival, the food chain. The top of this chain is not the fierce lion or the giant elephant, no it is the human being. This proves how much size does matter, because if it did we would no longer exist. The rhino and other large animals would have long dominated our lives if size determined power. It doesn’t though and the humans domesticated animals fairly quickly in the earliest times of existence and as a result controlled the food chain, not just animals, but plant life as well.
This order of things is still continuing on Earth today and many times people seem to forget how much more is out there than just the human race and the wildlife we rarely come in contact with anymore. Every human is but a mere dust speck in our vast universe. When a person looks up into a dark night sky, full of stars, is when she usually realizes this the most. Seeing the moon and the stars and how many billion of light years away they are could make anyone feel invisible. We are all like cogs in a huge machine, but we all do have a purpose on this Earth. That is just unknown to most.
Our purpose on Earth involves not only our own being, but that of others. We must take into account the lives of others just as the planets, stars, and moon take into account each other, none over lapping or invading each other’s space. The moon controls the Earth’s tides and the stars create beautiful pictures, working together yet respecting each other as we all should as humans to one another. We need to do our tiny part in this great universe to make it the best it possibly can be. God blessed us with so many things in this galaxy and who knows what else may lie beyond Pluto, far in the depths of space? We won’t know unless we find it out for ourselves. We need to take care of all of this too and be the best human beings to the plants and animals we can be.
posted by Heather @ 9/14/2004 10:08:00 PM
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