These things are never that big a deal except for all the hype they create, and most of that is generated by opportunistic & greedy sales folks.

Being humbled by space is something you can associate with every day, and it dwarfs any eclipse. Just go out at night and look up into the stars, or get yourself a good pair of binoculars or any decent telescope for a more intense experience. See all those stars and planets up there? It has no end, and if there is an end then think of what could possibly be on the other side of that "end"....more universe? A wall? So what's on the other side of that "wall" and how far out does that go? And then what?

Eclipses are indeed a minor event.