Isn’t it interesting how we can share similar ideas – and simply do a Google search and find others with similar ideas? Technology is advancing philosophy.

For a while I struggled with this idea of significance being relative.. I zoomed out as far as I could possibly comprehend and my life relative to the universe was quite insignificant! When I truly understood this I wandered around in a state of what I call “the grand insignificance” for a few weeks. But this enlightenment eventually gave way to despair – was life meaningless? Were we inventors of our own self importance?

There’s an old saying: “I do not care about the philosophy what are its fruits?” So rather than getting hung up on how wonderful we are for thinking so deeply, the importance here is the question behind the question – and ultimately what is the SIGNIFICANCE of Significance being relative? And I think the answer to that question is – it gives us the freedom to detach from truly non-significant events and make whatever is most enjoyable and for the greatest good, significant.

The fact that we are aware that significance is of our own making frees our perspective to move around inside the ‘game’. That is the fruit I believe.

I’m writing regarding your article ’significance is relative’.

I’ve been thinking a lot recently on this topic, and actually thought of the phrase ’significance is relative’ this morning, so Googled it and found this.

I’m not really writing for any other reason than to say its nice to see someone else thinks the same way. It can be hard to get your head round, because humans are such an arrogant species. If our whole galaxy disappeared in the next second, it would make no difference to the Universe, relatively speaking. It seems pathetic worrying about money or looks when, from the point of view of the entirety of existence and time, its nothing. An infinitely small variable.

Thanks, I enjoyed your article.