Posted by Todd on February 2, 2001, at 23:33:11
In reply to time, posted by dennis on February 2, 2001, at 19:34:09
Hi, Dennis. I ruminate on time all the time. hahaha, pun unintentionally intended. It is quite a strange phenomena, time. There are those who say it is an illusion, and I accept that without being able to understand it much. Because if you think about it, there is really no such thing as the past or the future. Of course, there is the concept of past and future, but we don't live in it. We live in the infinitely unfolding NOW. No matter where you go and how much you try to go elsewhere, it is always NOW. Always. 10 minutes or 10 years from now, it will still be NOW. The present. Right here, right NOW. Kind of gives procrastinators a bad name, doesn't it?
You spoke of there being no time if you were dead. How about if you were completely ALIVE, a fully realized state of pure BEING. As opposed to NOT being. My guess is that time would cease to exist on that point as well. Of course, we humans have little hope of attaining that kind of state while still human, but heck, it's fun to think about.
You might want to check out Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time." In case you haven't heard of him, he is a brilliant modern physicist on the verge of uniting quantum physics with the theory of relativity. He is likened to a modern day Einstein. His writing is aimed at normal folks like us, very easy to understand and grasp.
Peace and love.Todd
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