Family Pyramid Math

Family Pyramid Math

1-you

2- 1^st generation 30 years

4- 2^nd generation 60 years

8- 3^rd generation 90 years

16- 4^th generation 120 years

32-5^th generation 150 years

64-6^th generation 180 years

128-7^th generation 210 years

256-8^th generation 240 years

512-9^th generation 270 years

1024-10^th generation 300 years

2048-11^th generation 330 years

4096-12^th generation 360 years

8192-13^th generation 390 years

16384-14^th generation 420 years

32768-15^th generation 450 years

65536-16^th generation 480 years

131072-17^th generation 510 years

262144-18^th generation 540 years

524288-19^th generation 570 years

1048576-20^th generation 600 years

Total number of people involved (20 generations) = 2097150 people

Here is the math behind the Family Pyramid:

I had my students do the math and I put some finishing touches on it. 

When I first looked at these numbers I was humbled. These numbers at the same time for me pointed out the importance of my life, but proved that my life was not totally mine. What I mean by that is that this life, this moment that I exist in has been purchased by those who came before me. 
Hopefully these numbers cause you to ask some critical questions about yourself and your destiny. For some these numbers may cause a a crisis of faith because the numbers don't jive with some creation stories. Either way I hope you get some lesson from these simple numbers, and wrestle with the facts they present to you. Hopefully you rightfully feel great as well as humbled. As I pointed out to those in my classes "within that number every area of life was represented, that was at least one doctor, scientist, lawyer, carpenter, plumber, star athlete, pastor, herbalist, politician, inventor, and etc.. So please tell me what is it that you can not accomplish?"