30 Seconds To Live

I am a nerd. There, I said it. I am wearing big, thick glasses and I can’t seem to grow hair on my head; my favorite TV channels are History Channel and Nickelodean and I think the coolest American Idol ever is Taylor Hicks (OK, now that’s weird!)

So when somebody says I am nerd or 'weird', gee, I am not sure I want to argue with that. I guess I am just proud wearing the badge.

But what I saw on a documentary on History Channel last Saturday was something mind-blowing and life changing. It gave me a whole new meaning of life, as we know it. It really changed the way I perceived things. Y'know, those little things. Like – us.

Not sure you follow? Now just consider this;

If the 4.5 billion history of planet Earth were to be condensed in 24 hours, human existence would only count for 30 seconds.

Wow. Can you believe that? We are just a tiny fraction in the grand scheme of things. I feel small and insignificant. I think we’re should all do. To be clear, I am not talking about damage to the larger systems, I am just saying there is more to life than what we make it to be.

The lesson and knowledge I took in from the documentary were many. Among them; Life is short so live your life to the fullest as if you only have 30 seconds to do that. It really did open my eyes. I want to make a change and leave a legacy to the humankind like solving climate change issues, finding new flu strains or curing cancers when I am gone but for now I want to start small.

Like answering question that haunts many of us, “When we die, how would we like to be remembered with?”

O yes, we all want to be Taylor Hicks, but have we really done something about it?

Damn, I haven’t lived!