We are the center of our own universe

Every person lives at the center of their own universe. It begins and ends with their awareness. When they close their eyes, their universe dims, slipping into a quiet suspension. When they sleep, the cosmos pauses. But the moment their mind awakens, the universe stirs, fully alive, offering itself in infinite possibility.

This isn’t mere ego; it’s physiology. Each person perceives the world only as far as their senses allow. Colors don’t exist without sight. Sounds have no shape without hearing. The vastness of existence is distilled into what one individual can take in, process, and feel. It is a personal creation—one that begins within the confines of their body and extends as far as their mind will allow.

Yet, no one’s universe exists in isolation. The beauty lies in the overlap. When two people meet, their universes collide. A word shared between them, a glance, a touch—all of these create ripples, leaving fragments of one in the other. Think of a conversation that made you think differently, or a gesture of kindness that left its mark on you. These moments are where universes expand, stretching beyond the individual and into the collective.

But it isn’t always harmonious. Universes clash as often as they connect. Misunderstandings, biases, and pain remind us how uniquely we all see the world. What feels central to one may be invisible to another. Yet even in those moments of discord, there is potential. There is power in the recognition that each of us brings an entire cosmos into every interaction, that each perspective is a lens through which the infinite takes shape.

The human experience is simultaneously solitary and shared. While your universe belongs to you alone—shaped by your memories, your pain, and your dreams—it thrives when it meets others. Like stars in a constellation, individual points of light come together to form something greater.

When we connect, we do more than share space—we blend realities. A story told becomes part of another’s narrative. A song sung echoes in another’s heart. These exchanges remind us that our universes are not fixed; they are dynamic, shifting with every encounter.

And yet, the choice to connect requires courage. To let your universe touch another’s means exposing its vulnerabilities, its imperfections. It means risking rejection or misunderstanding. But it also opens the door to growth. Connection is the alchemy that transforms the solitary into the shared, the individual into the collective.

So perhaps the greatest act is not merely to awaken your universe each day but to allow it to intersect with others. To listen, to share, to seek understanding. Because in those moments, the collective becomes more than the sum of its parts. It becomes something infinite—a tapestry of light and shadow, each thread unique yet inseparable from the whole.

And in that shared infinity, we find the closest thing to transcendence. We discover that while we are the center of our own universe, we are also a vital point of light in the vast expanse of existence. By embracing both, we create meaning. By connecting, we create eternity.