You won

October 30, 2012 — chance, conceived, egg, grandparents, lottery, sperm, unique

When you were conceived there was just one egg. There were 250 to 500 million sperm trying to fertilise that egg.

You won.

There was about a 100 million to 1 chance of you being born. Take it back to your grandparents and great-grandparents the chances of you being born in the form that you are are is billions to one.

You are unique. You won the lottery. Celebrate being you.

Have a curious day.