The unbearable lightness of being : How small I am!

I had an opportunity to visit the Minnamurra rain forest with my friend living in Sydney. It is always amazing experience for me to stroll deep in the forest for several hours. Few people, nature all around me. I took lots of pictures and came back home in the evening.

As soon as I arrived home, I turned on the computer and transferred all the pictures to it. My friends and I started to see them. After some pictures, one of my friends saw one picture and passed it with no words.

Me : Hey, you didn't see me on that picture?

He : Sorry? Were you there?
Me : Yes, I stood by the tree.

He went back to the picture and said.

'Wow, I thought you.. you were a leaf. The color of clothes is also green."

I certainly knew where I was. But if someone sees this picture for the first time, he/she might not see me.

So tiny existence of me, compared with a enormous tree. 
I just laughed and let it go but on the other hand, I learn 'Modesty' from my small look.

When I was young, I thought the world where I lived was everything. 
I didn't have any intention of going somewhere, even never thought about it.

Useless pride that what  I did was the most interesting.
Delusion that other people also liked as I did.
Arrogance that everybody needed me.
As I get older, my own thoughts are destroyed.

One simple fact that I am a  part of nature in this world and one human being among many people.
However, we don't need to have shame for ourselves.
Just listen to others as much as we can.
We should have patience and wait until others enhance my value.

Isn't this the virtue of modesty for living wisely in this world?

The land on which we are standing,

the earth is spinning around the sun at 30 kilo meters per second.

Besides, it is rotating at 500 meters per second.

Nobody can detect this huge movement. 

We are nothing but a dot on earth.