The simple things in life are often missed
Glazed over with never a second glance
Given to those things who most deserve it
There’s a common saying that in the grand scheme of things
Us humans are simply atoms drifting through the wide universe
Existing for .01 of a second
And ceasing all together
This saying is used to often justify the seeming lack of meaningfulness in ones life
Bringing their entire existence to a fragment of the world
That seemingly has no effect on others
This thinking encourages the fact that after ones death
If they haven’t been a rich tycoon or a beautiful celebrity
That their life ceases to exist and thus ceases meaning
This thinking encourages the thought of death
And the idea that we as humans are meaningless
So why does it matter if we live or die
For obviously, we are atoms in a vast plan of existence
And thus bring no change to the known world
This is where the flaw in thinking occurs
That a singular atom cannot change the course of human existence
Thinking back to the major historical events our earth has gone through
The earth is hit with comets
Molecules of DNA begin to form
Life starts to evolve
Animals form
Vertebrae
Arthropods
Plants
Mammals
Followed by a mass extinction
If even a singular atom where to be misplaced
Would these magnificent events occur?
If an atom of a cell was missing in the first evolution of animals
Would we have the animals we call native to our land today?
The missing atom would change the worlds course
And thus the world around us
Many times our lives are shaped by one event
With a single atom out of place
A single extra traffic light
These events would have been missed
And thus our lives as we know them would be changed forever
Life is so valuable
Whether we look at it as such or not
Plants and animals are beautifully detailed both in and out
The reasons for this may be unknown to us as a species
Yet, we know how much this matters
The simple things in life will continued to be glazed over
And ignored
Because such is the nature of humans
We never appreciate anything
Until it is gone
