Topic > Personal Summary: Who was Madison Gaither? - 1050

The bigger picture here is how all 7 billion collective selves out there situate themselves in the world. We can start small by asking, “What was Madison's purpose in the world, and what would the world be like if she had never existed?” It can be argued that he was just one person, merely a small, permissible speck in the eye of the universe. But Rivka Weinberg argues something different: “Our physical smallness compared to the Earth and the universe is considered by some to be an insignificance and, in turn, our absurdity. But absurdity occurs when things are not suited to their purposes, and neither human size nor the space allocated to human beings is unsuitable for human purposes… we are neither too small nor too big to do what we want to do.” Madison's existence was neither absurd nor coincidental. She was not born into this world for herself, but as an essential piece of the puzzle of life. Albert Einstein once said that “our situation here on Earth is strange. Each of us comes for a short visit, without knowing why... but we know one thing: that we are here for the good of others." Madison brought meaning to her life through how she influenced others. Her mother describes life without her as “unimaginable” and her friend describes her as “lonely.” From the look on his face to what he decided to eat for breakfast, every decision he made had an impact, positive or negative, on someone