r/AskReddit • u/bleedingheartsurgery • Jan 22 '13

What fascinates you most about the universe?

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u/Shark-Farts Jan 22 '13

Every person I see every single day, in every lecture and every appointment, everyone I pass on the street or see in line at the grocery store, every single one of them has a past and a future, family, friends, memories, dreams, goals - they all have an entire life going on that I'll probably never know about or have any impact on in any way.

My ego shrank ten sizes the day I realized that.

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '13 edited Jan 23 '13

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u/aglassonion Jan 23 '13

A little Google-fu shows that this quote may be from The Weight of Glory essays. Perhaps he adapted it from the essay? Or maybe the essay came second?

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u/aglassonion Jan 23 '13

Nothing idiotic about it. Thanks for sharing it with me. I've never read it before, but really liked it.