Are We All Afraid Of Being Irrelevant?

You decide what is irrelevant or not.

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I need to confess; I am afraid of being irrelevant. I think, deep down, every human being is. Being irrelevant means more than not being important because it also means being disconnected from what is going on. In a world where everything is about being well-connected, being irrelevant is a nightmare.

At the same time that we can say that all lives are relevant as we are all connected to a bigger purpose, we can also say that most lives are irrelevant, that when you die, the world will keep going without you.

These perceptions of being a human being can put us in the centre of everything, like a vital piece of the puzzle that won’t be complete without one piece, or can just make us feel like a replaceable piece that in absence can actually make space for others to readjust and fill the empty space.

The reality is that we decide what we want to believe, and sometimes we can feel that we are connected to the world we live in and other times we can feel we aren’t.

Every year, The Times Magazine publishes a list with the 100 most influential people of the year. In 2021, Prince Harry and Megan Markle are on the top, they are the most relevant people in the world for the year, whether you agree or not. To be fair, Prince Harry was born powerful, so the credit goes to Megan to put them there on the top. We all know that he won’t be there without her, and even their picture for the publication shows that. In the UK, the discussion was about how she was in control of their relationship and their image in the public eye.

The list goes on with more 98 people that have somehow shaped the year 2021. Some of these people are actually doing good for the world and trying to leave it better than they found it before. Because at the end of the day, it’s all about how positively you will impact people’s lives, isn’t it? Not so much, because some of the most influential people in the world actually made our lives worse, and I don’t need to tell names because we all know who they are.