Einstein #9: Past, Present, Future > Illusion

The distinction between past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion. โ€ฆ the only reason for time is so that everything doesnโ€™t happen at once.ย ย 
– Albert Einstein

In trying to understand how everything could happen at once, I watched this postโ€™s video, below. [More of my hairs silvered in the process.]

What I learned is: Einstein was explaining what โ€˜nowโ€™ means.

In the end [if endings are possible], I could accept that the past is never gone and the future always exists. Everything that ever or will occur is happening โ€˜now,โ€™ somewhere. Thatโ€™s a shivery thought. I want more good โ€˜nows!โ€™

At 5:37 this morning, Pittsburgh time, Earthโ€™s tilt allowed less darkness and more sunlight to brighten this hemisphere for the next 90 days โ€ฆ or eternally. Because the passage of time is suggested by distances travelled [from lunch to dinner, from winter to spring], the words of the starship USS Enterpriseโ€™s Captain Picard are worth remembering, โ€œMake now the most precious time.โ€ย  [โ€œThe Inner Light,โ€ย Season 5, Episode 25]

By the way, tomorrow [March 21] isย International Day of Forests.ย Enjoy one or a few. Plant a tree and start your own!

Blessings & best wishes.

*****

IMAGE: ยฉ Can Stock Photo / GeorgeJmclittle

Imagine these events as always โ€˜now.โ€™

  • In 2010, Nintendo trademarked the phrase โ€œItโ€™s on like Donkey Kong.โ€
  • Back when dinosaurs existed, volcanoes were erupting on the moon.
  • In 1982, A Japanese company opened schools that teach people to be funny. About 1,000 students enroll each year.
  • The Roman โ€“ Persian wars are the longest in history, lasting over 680 years. They began in 54 BC and ended in 628 AD.

This 11-minute video shows why everything is happening now, and why past, present future are illusions. Click picture to view.

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