Do you sometimes gaze at the sky and at the stars, thinking “Whoaaa! Where are we in all this?”
Would you like me to tell you where we are?
Okay.
We are just like an infinite number of other beings on other planets.
Aren’t there differences among human species out there? Yes. But there is an infinite number of differences. Therefore, there are other human-types out there that very much resemble us. As well as other life forms that are different.
Okay.
What does all this say about life on Earth?
We likely won’t be visiting other human-type forms on other planets for a long time. Other life forms could visit us any day, of course, since they may have been around for millions of years. Until we DO make contact, we ought to make the best of our lives on Earth.
Life is precious. Let’s let each other live. Moreover, let’s let each other live in peace.
Okay.
WHY were we placed here on Earth?
This universe is just one of an infinite number of universes. But there WAS a plan. The “Creator” or “the Force” is doing an experiment. The idea is to set up earth-like planets in vast universes to see what happens when human-types, and other types, interact with their own kind.
Okay.
But what’s the game plan? What if they succeed – or fail – to act “appropriately”?
If they succeed, they will survive. If they fail, they will not survive. We were given brains to think with, and ideas to ponder.
Okay.
What’s the upshot? Often there is an upshot in your essays.
It is that when we gaze upon the stars, or out into the sky, we are envisioning a huge game show. There will be winners and losers. The prizes and booby prizes are waiting. The outcome of the game, after all is said and done, is that a type of creature will be chosen to lead “humanity” or “humanity-like folks,” in the times to come.
So there’s not much we can do, except try to ensure that WE are the WINNERS – that we are chosen as the ones to survive.
Hillel, one of the most important figures in Jewish history between the period of 30 BCE (Before the Common Era) 10 CE (the Common Era), recognized brotherly love as the fundamental principle of Jewish moral law. Hillel said: “What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow.”