A quiet rebellion against overthinking and universal nonsense.
Sometimes I read books that explain the universe and end up with more questions than answers. Bill Bryson’s A Short History of Nearly Everything is one of them. I'm currently on a chapter called The Mighty Atom, and let me tell you — it’s sent me into a mild (but polite) existential spiral.
We’re made of atoms. Cool. Until you think about it.
Atoms are always moving. Shifting. Colliding. Breaking apart and forming new things. Which means you, right now, are not fixed — you’re constantly changing, physically made of tiny pieces that once belonged to other things.
Possibly a tree.
Or a dinosaur.
Or Shakespeare.
Yes, that Shakespeare. (If that’s not a weird flex, I don’t know what is.)
You’re not just in the universe. You’re made of it.
The absurdity hits hard.
Let’s zoom out for a second.
You’re floating on a rock. This rock is spinning at 1,600 km/hr while orbiting the sun at 108,000 km/hr. It’s surrounded by nothingness, except for other rocks that may or may not have lava, ice, or clouds made of sulfuric acid.
Earth — this particular chaotic blue dot — just so happens to have Wi-Fi, espresso, frogs, and consciousness.
Make it make sense? You can’t. You can only marvel at the absurdity.
Earth has been around for billions of years. And now you're here.
Out of all the possible timelines, you showed up. Reading this. Thinking thoughts. Borrowing atoms from stars, cats, sandwiches, and history. You’re a walking remix. An echo of everything that’s ever lived.
And it’s temporary.
But maybe that’s the beauty of it.
So what do you do with this cosmic nonsense?
- You laugh at it.
- You write things.
- You tell someone you like their socks.
- You drink your coffee slowly and remember you’re made of stardust.
- You take a run and let the breeze remind you you’re alive.
- You create something pointless and wonderful just because you can.
Because in the middle of all this scientific mystery, one thing is certain:
You’re here now. And that’s more than enough.
Have you had your own “this makes no sense but I’m here for it” moment lately?
Drop it in the comments — I’d love to hear what’s cracked your brain open this week.
They may enjoy this post about the creative mindset if you’re in the mood to keep your brain spinning in a good way.
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