Singular Meaning

High Desert Summit

Another long walk back. From a high desert summit plateau just West of the Mojave. Places like this help me with perspective about individual significance and value. It’s sort of like looking up at the stars in wonder. As if our comparative individual size and stature have full bearing on our relevance or rarity. Other than size, what “weight” or significance does a person have among far-off places like this? Since we are self-aware sentient beings with the enormous significance of a different type. Are we not valuable and meaningful in the grand scheme of things?

A ‘sub-atomic’ speck in the universe from one perspective and individual singularities from another.


About James Austin

☩ U.S. military veteran and electrical engineer with experience in technical management, an MBA from Pepperdine University, and an M.A. in Theological Studies. My background extends to wilderness exploration, over 140 mountain summits from walk-ups to technical ascents, and travel throughout Europe and the Americas. This site reflects my continuing engagement with scripture, theology, literature, and advanced electronics.

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