Friday, November 8, 2013
The Arrow of time.
It seems time is passing quickly here at The Crazy. We have been running around trying to get things done, but apparently it's a big circle we live in. On the other hand we recently had some friends over for a football game. And every one of us mentioned how time seemed to be going slowly. We wondered... was time actually going slower? Were we all caught in a whirlpool of the flow of time? Is that what we are, the flotsam and jetsam of time? Struggling in a vain effort to reach the far shore, when no shore actually exists?
Why is it that sometimes time seems to slowly crawl from then to now, and other times it spurts forward in leaps and jumps? If we look back on our lives in the context of time, are the moments you remember most in your life the slow moments or the fast jerks of the rough waters of time? We are going to be doing some research on the meaning of time in our lives. If anyone has any memories or stories about how time has affected you, please be sure to post them in the commentary. We are going to look at time. From a social, artistic, and scientific point of view through the next few posts. We hope you find it interesting, we know we will. Ciao for now.
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The observance of the passage of time usually depends one's own circumstances. The ol' saying "time flies when your having fun" or the last hour of the workday usually goes by like "molasses flowing in January". Also, many people in emergency circumstances often note that it felt like the longest time before help arrived when in fact it was usually only minutes or seconds before help arrived or the incident ended. Ever try to watch a pot of water boil from the start? It can seem like an eternity!! Time is just a rolling wave, sort of like a rip tide, that catches as all at some point. We just have to make the best of it and hold our breath periodically. I do believe in the future we will be able to slow down the ravages of time on our bodies and live longer through use of nanotechnology conducting repairs at a cellular level (dang 'free-radicals'). Love the melting clock!!
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