LIFE AS YOU DON’T KNOW IT
By Jim Lewis
If you want to determine your place in life, sometimes you need some perspective. The empirical numbers and ratio of size of the rest-of-allthat-is proves while that you’re think you’re awesome, size does indeed matter:
• The earth is over 4.5 billion years old.• Humankind has been estimated to be present on this planet somewhere in the 66-million-year range.• It’s estimated travelling one light yearwould take 37,200 years.• Our sun’s closest star neighbor is 4.37 light years away. In between, nothing but cold dead space. And then, there’s us. With a unique mix of some sun, rain, terrain and a luxurious blend of nitrogen (78%), oxygen (21%), argon(0.9%) with other gases such as carbon dioxide, nitrous oxides, methane, and ozone…and a little…
