You know, the more I think about it, the clearer it becomes: just how small we really are in this wide universe. Here we are–living on our little blue planet, thinking we’ve got it all figured out-like we hold all the answers. But the truth? We know next to nothing.

Let’s take a moment to look at the surprising discoveries that have been surfacing from recent space studies. There were odd behaviours in galaxies, and strange signals from space that were found by scientists, that truth told, really shook our earlier understanding. This basically showed me that the universe doesn’t follow the same simple rules as earlier thought; rather, it has its own way of doing things, mostly catching us by surprise. For years, we have built models to explain how everything works in an attempt to form a very neat picture of the universe. But with every new discovery, it is clear that the universe keeps challenging those ideas of ours, and reminds us, that our understanding is very much—a work in progress.

This tends to lead me to question our place in all of this. If we can’t fathom space in the vastness of its meaning, what does that say about life here on Earth? Oh, it’s easy to feel advanced, but the truth is we’re still exploring the unknown, both at home and in the great beyond.

So when I think about our place in the universe and our existence here on Earth, I can’t help but feel that our education may have limited our understanding, making our reality feel smaller than it really is. Maybe it’s time to broaden our perspective, not just about space, but also about our beliefs? Maybe many of our ideas, including those about a higher power, are just stories we’ve created to help us make sense of the world around us.

So, to sum things up, in my opinion, it’s time for us to rethink our perspectives. I’m not trying to change anyone’s ways, but I believe that by doing so, we might uncover answers that can transform how we understand everything around us. GW