i mean there are 8 billion people in the world
2006-12-30 23:30:09 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
and way more that have precceded you.
2006-12-30 23:31:21 · update #1
Yes, all the time! I know we're supposed to say no I'm great, but I really don't feel that way. Yes, it is partly just that I'm one of billions and billions of other human beings on the planet, but it is also more than that. I guess the only thing to do is to be kind to the people in your immediate vicinity and to try to do something for some of those people you will never meet in person. A good way to do that might be to volunteer, even if you think you don't have any time, and send a little money (if you can) to a cause or causes you care about. It is also to do what you can with talents you might have. Not so you can be better than all the rest of the human race, but so you can become the best of who you really are. But it is also to realise that your limitations help to make you who you are. So I try to tell myself that if I do the best I can, I can't really do any more than that. I guess I just have to appreciate that I'm ordinary in most ways but I'm different and even a little special in some ways too. And so is everybody else!
2006-12-30 23:36:52 · answer #1 · answered by Karma Chimera 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What do you mean by insignificant? If you're thinking you haven't done anything with your life yet, but you're young- you have time. You'll get there.
If you're looking at it from a scientific / philosophical side- this entire planet and all of it's inhabitants are about the size of a grain of sand when it comes to the size of the entire universe as a whole. In that way, we are all insignificant. Think of the other life forces that are probably out there- possible more advanced than us, perhaps more primitive.
What's important is that you live your life your way and be happy at the end of your day (I didn't mean for that to rhyme).
2006-12-30 23:46:32 · answer #2 · answered by sfuclaire 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had never seen the Rocky Mountains in person. I had arrived at night so the next morning before the sun came up I went outside. As it arose and slowly lit the mountains in pink and orange then gold I truly felt insignificant when I beheld the grandeur of such stark awesome reality. They were much, much larger than I had even imagined and just awesome.
I felt that same insignificance the first night I had ever spent in North Dakota. The stars were so dense in the sky and so bright that it really felt as if I could reach out and touch them. I had never been clear of the influence of city lights on the night sky and to see it without them was not only magical is was humbling. What am I in the universe compared to an infinite jewel box of brilliant, sparkling stars?
2006-12-30 23:49:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure. I think most humble people feel insignificant at times. There are things that are just bigger than us and we have to step aside and let actions play themselves out.
I may feel insignificant in a world of 8 billion people, but without me the world would only have 7,999,999,999 left.
;-)
2006-12-30 23:38:01 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes, but not really. There are 8 billion people in the world, but I'm only surrounded by a few on a day-to-day basis and I'd like to think I'm significant to that group.
2006-12-30 23:33:15 · answer #5 · answered by ginger 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone feels a little insignificant at times , but if you would like to find a more important place in life spend some time helping those who could use some help . It doesn't have to take money either , just effort
2007-01-01 03:32:43 · answer #6 · answered by Az Rastaman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think the world population is closer to 6 billion, but still, yes, i think most of us human beings are pretty insignificant in the long run
however, that shouldn't stop us from trying to do good in the world
2006-12-31 11:48:20 · answer #7 · answered by cambridgebrian 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely - it is easy to get caught up in man's perception of significance, or even the need to identify or define one's life as "significant". I prefer to keep the focus on what I can do for others rather than if anyone is noticing... The reward came when I was preparing to relocate and this flood of well-wishes and gratitude and "I'll miss you"s came in... It takes little to make a significant impact on someone's life - seeds really - but how lovely to watch that garden grow.
2006-12-30 23:45:44 · answer #8 · answered by Just aasking 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't want to but the news items make me feel that way. Then I see a case like Cindy Sheehan, or John Walsh, who started "America's Most Wanted", MADD founder... I feel significant again. It last until I see the news again.
2006-12-31 06:04:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes.
That's why we need to take a role in our life so we will have a meaning to people around us. Even a tiny assistance we offer to a person, it will be our value added to the society we live in.
2006-12-31 00:41:15 · answer #10 · answered by angel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋