You matter because you are matter. We humans are comprised of elements (Hydrogen 62%, Oxygen 24%, Carbon 12%, Nitrogen 3%, Phosphorus, and various other elements like Iodine, Calcium, Potassium) that are colliding in space to form molecular structures (water, protein, fats, and DNA). It's hard for people to think of life on such a micro level but if you can then you'll understand so much more about this human experience we are having.
Atoms are the basic building blocks of matter. Humans are matter and we matter.
All matter is composed of an extremely small particle called an atom. All the elements listed above have an atom. Each atom has a nucleus, a small dense region in its center that contains chemically charged subatomic particles called protons and neutrons. Electrons are also subatomic particles, but instead of living in the nucleus with the protons and neutrons, they attach themselves to its outer energy shells.
You and I are colliding with one another in space, just by you reading this blog, we are creating a force, albeit a very weak one, it still contributes to what is known scientifically as the electromagnetic field. Another force at play is the gravitational force. Something attracted you to this blog. On the macro level we call it a host of things like coincidence, chance, browsing, etc., however it's purely gravity that pulled you here, you are meant to be reading this at this very precise moment. On a micro level it's the electromagnetic field guiding you and I to have this universal experience, and therefore, to me you matter.
I'm sure you all have heard of these four main natural forces, electromagnetic force, strong force, weak force, gravitational force, if not very briefly they are the forces that physics say sustain reality/existence. Chemically charged subatomic particles is the cause of all these forces that we find in nature. I will not be going in depth about this topic however, I have provided some resource links at the bottom if you would like to explore beyond what I offer in this post.
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