Oliver caught my attention yesterday when he told the class about his greatest fear by comparing stars in space to humans on Earth. Immediately, it made me think of my regular drives from home to school. As I exit off the Minnesota highway and get half-way through Tudor road, there lies a stunning view of some snowcapped mountains. Every time I drive down Tudor road, I ponder upon these geographical giants as it never ceases to amaze me how tiny human beings are compared to these colossal, nature-induced contraptions. I often ask myself how there came to be so many of us (humans). Furthermore, I often ask myself how and why we consider ourselves the superior beings. If we are the superior beings, then why is it that we fear so much? Whether we fear spiders, heights, or confrontation, we should not label ourselves as superior because we fear. For example, a lion is more likely to overpower a human being as lions use their natural talents as predators of the wild, versus humans who more often than not, stand still in bone shaking fear waiting to be devoured. So my questions here are, are we at the mercy of the world, or is the world at our mercy?
Interesting thought! I think we as humans are tiny tiny dots and not the strongest species in the earth, but we think we are the center of the world and try to rule the world in our ways. Through our eyes, the world cannot live without humans, and we have power to control the world with science and technology we have developed. However, human power is limited. We cannot control all things. For example, when there are natural disasters, we cannot guess when disasters would happen exactly and avoid them completely. These disasters also are quick and really powerful that they could kill many people in few minutes or even seconds. I think we humans might have power over the world for a short moment, but this power does not stay forever. There are things beyond our control.
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