Self-centered people don't think very far beyond their own immediate vicinity. Neither in terms of space, nor in terms of time.

IS A YOUNG EARTH CREATIONIST; CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN; BECAUSE HE'S TOO SELF-CENTERED TO CONCEIVE OF A WORLD, LET ALONE A UNIVERSE, THAT HAS EXISTED FOR MANY MILLIONS OF TIMES LONGER THAN HIS ENTIRE LIFESPAN