Crystal Clear: How Significant Is 2,685,000 Zeroes?

You are more special than you realize.

Hey everyone, Lucas here!

This is the first story in a new series I’m starting called Crystal Clear. In this series, I’d like to express some perhaps hidden, but very real, perspectives, that may not have been revealed to the eyes of some. Through the Crystal Clear articles, I hope to further inspire others in a plethora of ways by examining some of life’s truths.

And on that note, I hope you enjoy the first story of the series: The Truth About You.

Have you ever thought about how you even exist right now?

I mean, surely, you must be in front of a device reading this story, chuckling as you read this statement. How else could you be reading this story if you didn’t exist?

Life is, I believe, often taken for granted. It’s probably not everyday when you wake up, look in the mirror, smile, and say that you’re happy to be alive. Maybe you’ve got a job that you don’t like. Maybe you had a fallout with your friends, or went through a breakup. Or maybe you’re simply stressed out, for whatever reason that may be.

The point is, life often detracts from our happiness. Life undoubtedly gives us reason and cause to be upset, sad, or angry. In our state of unhappiness, it’s very easy to focus on the stress of life. We tell ourselves that life isn’t fair. We feel like giving up. Sometimes, some of us do.

However, today I’d like to bring to attention why you being alive today is a gift, not just for you, but also for everyone around you, by throwing in a bit of numbers and math.

It is almost mathematically impossible that you are alive today, here and now, and I will do my best to briefly, yet clearly, explain how so. And hopefully, after reading this story, you will see how amazing it is that you live and breathe, and that it’s best for you to make the most of your existence, which could have very, very easily never come to fruition.