What makes the Earth so special and why is it special? Last time I checked, it is nothing but a big rock in the middle of nowhere (space).
I find this astonishing. Last time I checked, I found it to be the very thing relative to which I measure the rest of the universe. It's
right here, whereas everything else is
up there; the Earth is at the bottom of everything It would appear to be, as you say, in the middle, but not indeed of
nowhere but rather of
everywhere. If nothing else, it's nothing but a big rock where you'll be spending your whole life. It's basically the most important big rock in space that humans have ever seen.
Add to that the disconcerting observation that the Earth seems to be the only place where life is found, and you've got a very special place indeed.