Our Pale Blue Dot

There is a lot of bullshit in this world. Pardon my French, but it’s true. I see it everyday with my own eyes, and it saddens me. However, I do accept the world the way it is, and I also know that change is possible.

Carl Sagan brilliantly does something in the video above that is the most eloquent way of waking someone up. It is to put things in perspective.

Perspective. I’ve always tried to grow my perspective to the point where my head is in the skies. It has helped me overcome petty insecurities that drove me to act in ways that were not favorable to myself or others.

I’m not sure if this message can get through to everyone as there is so many people out there who still struggle for food and water. Our population is growing uncontrollably in many poorer parts of the world, but how can we stop it?

It’s wonderful to see people trying though. Recently, an effort called Pangea used television and a global audience to portray the world to ourselves. Part of me feels like this is a wonderful thing, but a part of me wonders who effective this really is.

The people who would watch Pangea are already of a specific demographic of viewers who are among the most privileged in this world. They are at least in the top 10 percent of the world in terms of economic status.

But maybe the top 10 percent need it the most.

It’s interesting to hear about corrupt politicians and the rich do awful things even though they don’t have to. Not one of them seem genuinely happy or at peace with themselves. It all seems like a race to accumulate more wealth without any care for anyone or THEMSELVES!

What’s the point of screwing everyone else over for your own greed if you’re absolutely misreable yourself?

There are a lot of unknowns in our world. I’m not sure how my future will turnout, but I do know we shape our future as individuals. We can do so much to change who we are and our environment just by sheer will. I’ve seen and experienced this first hand when I completely changed who I was and what I focused my time on.

This gives me faith that it is possible to do the impossible.

One thing I have to remind myself is you can’t get too caught up in it. You need to just accept the world as it is. Don’t struggle or feel bad just because it isn’t the way you want it to be. Just accept.

Once you do this, then you can start to see the truth. And then… invoke change.

This post is really for myself, and I know I’m just preaching to the choir. If you disagree, then you were already on a similar page as me.

I sometimes struggle with what I should be doing in this world or even for this world? 

The only conclusion I have come to is to take action. Follow your instincts. I have a vision of a wonderful future for the entire world, and I’m determined to get there. No one will stop me.

Whatever I do in my lifetime, I will accept and be grateful. Whether I help a few people or help a few billion, it doesn’t matter. All that matters is that I managed to get over myself and just started doing what I know I should be doing.

Anyway, I just hope I can do something for our pale blue dot.