The term universal is a qualifying adjective that is used to designate everything that is considered general, applicable to all. Universal clearly comes from the idea of the Universe and although it is not possible to always use the concept in relation to the universe as a physical and cosmological entity, it is then used metaphorically to mean that when something is universal it is of interest to all those who are related to that situation. or event. For example, if we say that a thought is universal, we mean that it is a way of thinking that can be found everywhere and that it is very common, not characteristic of a few people.
The universal word has to a large extent a metaphysical and philosophical sense or meaning that directly links it to the question of what existence is, what it means and what is part of it. In order to facilitate the denomination of the universe, and therefore, universal, philosophers and human beings in general have determined that the universe is everything that exists, which means that they then come face to face with the concept of nothing. Nothing is where there is no place, where there is no existence, where there is no possibility of being. The universe is everything that takes place, that exists. This can be not only in material terms but also in mental terms, because thoughts and ideas are also part of the universe, since they exist in our mind and in our psyche. On the other hand, the Universe in more specific terms is understood as the space where phenomena such as galaxies, solar systems and planets develop.
It is for all this that the word universal serves to designate everything that happens at a global or integral level. Many times the word universal is used to say that something happens or affects the entire universe, but also, in everyday language, it is common to use it to indicate what happens on planet Earth, ultimately because it is the only thing that human beings knows and the only place where the human being knows of life.
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