I think of it this way, we are back in the 18th century "1700" and every planet is an island or continent. Just like 200 years ago it took months or years to travel by sea. But now we have airplanes that get us there in hours. And at this moment every shutle is like a slow ship that moves slowly through space, and in the future we will have technology that will get us to planets or stars in hours.
Life is a beautiful thing if you are open minded.