The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner, how frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds. Carl Sagan
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This quote from Albert Einstein is a reminder that the world we live in is so small and yet so large. It is also a reminder that we can know so little about our world and yet it is still filled with danger and disaster. The idea of the Earth being just a pixel in a vast cosmic arena is very true and I’m sure we could all agree with that because we often feel like we are just living on a tiny pixel in this vast universe.

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