Gears In The Cosmic Clock

My friend Dan Hagen and I were discussing the cycle of life earlier today. We came to the conclusion that while the cosmos and the cycle of life is enormous, it is so small at the same time. Our place in it is an important and absolutely necessary one. We are like the tiny gears inside a clock that all turn independently, but ultimately make the larger mechanism run. The cycle and its synchronicities are so immense that we can't actually see them, but if we pay attention and look close enough we can see them by seeing their results. It's similar to looking at a faint star in the sky. We know it's there but if we stare directly at it we can't see it. If we look slightly to the side however, its beauty reveals itself.