Even though I have always known how large the universe it, it has hit me how insignificant we are when the totality of the universe is taken into account. No one takes a speck of dust or a grain of salt with any significance. Ot comes and vanishes away just like that, and no one is bothered by it. Yet when it comes to the entire cosmos we are just like that speck of dust, flowing through the air of existence and being blown away by a reality we have no control over.
I am able to accept Camus’ absurd reasoning better the more I deconstruct myself from societal constructs and start to live with objective reality better. Like Camus, I believe when we understand that our values are meaningless it only gives us more freedom to live as we are and not get caught up in the toxicity of society and its abstract concepts that it tries to force upon us. At the end of the day, we are nothing and our experiences mean very little to the universe as a whole.
Sisyphus Shrugged 