A perfect article for the new year. Thank you and Happy New Year to you, Rishad. As always, your essay triggered some thoughts I am compelled to share. 1) An anonymous fisherman is remembered for saying "Time is God's way of keeping everything from happening all at once." Little did he know that quantum physicists like Stephen Hawking would come along and prove that he was literally right! 2) The limits of our imagination press us to grasp for descriptions of time that are linear. But, time is circular. Calendars describe circles, not lines. 3) The movements of the universe and all of the resulting effects are real, of course. But, time is not real. Time is just a concept that human consciousness demands in order to escape the insanity of infinity.
Thank you Sir for insightful article. Wishing you and your family members "Happy New Year - 2023. The closing line of the article - “The business of life is the acquisition of memories. " is important for all us. One should put effort in aquiring memories may be good, bad or ugly for the later part of life.
Lovely piece Rishad! I began my career at a time when your Dad was it's leader. Some how I can't help invoking his presence your writing. It does lengthen the span of your perspectives, for me.
A perfect article for the new year. Thank you and Happy New Year to you, Rishad. As always, your essay triggered some thoughts I am compelled to share. 1) An anonymous fisherman is remembered for saying "Time is God's way of keeping everything from happening all at once." Little did he know that quantum physicists like Stephen Hawking would come along and prove that he was literally right! 2) The limits of our imagination press us to grasp for descriptions of time that are linear. But, time is circular. Calendars describe circles, not lines. 3) The movements of the universe and all of the resulting effects are real, of course. But, time is not real. Time is just a concept that human consciousness demands in order to escape the insanity of infinity.
Thank you Sir for insightful article. Wishing you and your family members "Happy New Year - 2023. The closing line of the article - “The business of life is the acquisition of memories. " is important for all us. One should put effort in aquiring memories may be good, bad or ugly for the later part of life.
Lovely piece Rishad! I began my career at a time when your Dad was it's leader. Some how I can't help invoking his presence your writing. It does lengthen the span of your perspectives, for me.