The film chronicles the origins and meaning of life by way of a middle-aged man's childhood memories of his family living in 1950s Texas, interspersed with imagery of the origins of the known universe and the inception of life on Earth.
Filmen beskriver oprindelsen af, og meningen med livet gennem en midaldrende mand's barndomsminder om sin familie i 50'ernes Texas, afbrudt af billeder af jordens oprindelse, og begyndelsen af liv på jorden.