Fdip291: Running in Space

Published: June 1, 2012, 4 a.m.

You\u2019re out on a five mile run, the sun is setting and the stars are beginning to shine. \xa0You are traveling a measureable distance across a tiny blue bubble in space that has been in existence for 4.5 billion years within a universe that was created out of nothing 13.7 billion years ago.\xa0\n\nIt would be easy to feel small. \xa0\n\nIf you took the time to contemplate your short life and insignificant size\u2026you could easily ask yourself the questions \u201cWhy am I here?\u201d \u201cWhat is the point of my existence?\u201d \u201cWould the Universe miss me if I was suddenly gone\u201d?\n\nThe answers will come to you eventually, but when I\u2019ve asked myself those very same questions over the past year: my answers seemed clear to me: \xa0\n\nI am here to observe and be observed. \xa0\nThe point and purpose of my existence is to make the universe that I observe better\u2026\nand the Universe would not care if I was suddenly gone\u2026but the Universe doesn\u2019t care about anything\u2026unless, of course you\u2019re talking about other people, people who I care about and who care about me\u2026because the fact is that you and I, are a part of the universe. \xa0\xa0\n\nLinks:\nThe RELATIVE size of planets and stars: http://www.rense.com/general72/size.htm\n\nhttp://htwins.net/scale2/\n\nHappenings:\nJune 16th: Liberty Loco \u2013http://arunningskeptic.blogspot.com\xa0\nJuly 7th \u2013 8th \u2013 The Run For Stone - http://www.runforstone.blogspot.com\n\nHEY, LOOK OVER THERE!!!: http://neilbearse.com\n\nONLY IF YOU LIKE IT: Phedippidations is supported every month through the very kind and sincerely generous financial support of 18 fellow runners: Katie; Jan, Chaise, Andie, Gordon, Scott, Mike, David, Jeff, Colin, Jason, Diane, Greg, Jim, Maddy, Tim, Bill and Kevin.: THANK YOU! {http://support.steverunner.com}\n\nFollow me on:\xa0\nBlog: http://steverunnerblog.com\nTwitter: http://twitter.steverunner.com\nFacebook: http://facebook.steverunner.com\nPlus: http://plus.steverunner.com\nPinterest: http://pinterest.steverunner.com\nStream: http://stitcher.steverunner.com\nJux: http://jux.steverunner.com\nApple App: http://iapp.steverunner.com\nAndroid App: http://android.steverunner.com\nSupport: http://support.steverunner.com\n\n\u201cThe Galaxy Song\u201d by Eric Idle\n\n\u201cAlone in the Universe\u201d was by David Usher at http://davidusher.com