Tell me, does The Size of Space Freak You Out? I am sure the vast, huge, biggedy, bigness of the universe freaks a lot of people out including me😳 Sure, space is unimaginably vast and you are just a tiny speck of speckiness in the vast wheeling cosmos. But does that mean you're insignificant and unimportant? Yes, it does — and that is awesome! Cause that means you're off the hook. Space is so crazy big that most of the day-to-day stuff we sweat just doesn't matter and that is a very good thing. Did your work contract get cancelled? Doesn't matter. Did you swipe right on Tinder 1,000 times and no one swiped back? Doesn't matter. Did your neighbor contract the Corona virus and now you start sweating when it will get on to you? Doesn't matter. It doesn't matter because the immense vastness of the universe can be a kind of gift reminding us all to chill out. The whole stage of our lives, with all its immense joy and sorrow, is really part of the much larger and much grander play. Knowing the true scale of the universe doesn't have to freak us out. Instead, it can remind us to do the best we can, to be careful, compassionate, give it all our effort and, then, step back. The universe is a big place and there is a lot going on. That means, at one scale at least, our problems just aren't that important. So, stop worrying so much and remember what the great sage Bill Murray told us in Meatballs, the immortal tale of summer camp: "It just doesn't matter. It just doesn't matter. It just doesn't matter." Its fun and inspiring. Go watch this clip on Youtube! Sources and credits: @SoundCloud for the Sound recordings Space images are of respective owners, I sourced from the internet for fair usage only. Some words I've used here are from astrophysics lecturer Adam Frank's blog. @veedstudio for the tool to put together all elements into audiovisual slides. #spookyspacesounds #eeriesoundsinspace #mysteriousspace #blackhole #intriguingspace #itjustdoesntmatter #doesntmatter #sizeofspace #lockdownpost #experimentingcarouselposts #carouselposts #carouselpost #storytelling #visualstorytelling #suguscarouselposts (at Bangalore, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDbdfC6pai2/?igshid=49bj44jgfyun
