Reply #9: We are both all-powerful and utterly insignificant.

[porphyrian]

In some ways, like when compared to the entire universe, we have no significant power at all. At the same time, we are the only ones who can be us, who can act as us, during our pitifully-brief stay in this continuum, and even the least of those actions entirely change the universe in ways that no one else can, as you are the only you. Also, because of our general ignorance of the universe and our fleeting lifespans, we are largely unaware of how our actions affect the universe, especially on a larger scale. How many artists starved during their lifetimes, yet are considered the most important and influential today?

Be the change.