Reflecting on the Edges of Time

A few weeks ago I read an interesting blog post, The Edges, by Edward Harran, that I found through Twitter from Ross Dawson.  He began with the idea that “The past, present, and the future are all one and the same” and added, “new things always happen on the edges.” However, he goes to add that it is hard to see the new things because you do not know they exist and do not know where the edges are located.

Edward summarizes this issue as follows: 'The Future' is the continual emergence of the edges in the present. 'The Past', similiarly, is the continual understanding of the edges that were discovered and, that which we are now, attempting to put into context.
'The Present' is, thereby, in the intersection of these two ongoing investigations. They are all built and interwoven into each other.

Edward concludes with a quote of Eckart Tolle, "The present is the only thing we will ever experience. The now." He adds, “so we better start understanding it.”

This is our mission at Darwin. We try to provide the context for the present in real time thorough our Buzz Tracker™ and Scan Cloud™ so you can better understand the past, anticipate the future, and better live in the present.

Years ago I wrote a poem that contained these lines within it,

A baby cries and laughs

through the eternity of every second,

existing in a world devoid of tense,

until he learns to live for tomorrow

by rules from the past.

 

And belief is built on belief.

 

When is the present?

It becomes the past before you can grasp it…

 

…and Bert and Walter sat in the corner,

sharing their wine and worldly views.,

and talking in the past and future tense… 

While real time is actually a relative statement, understanding its context will help you better find the edges.  Thanks to Eddie for bring me back to this topic. 

Comments

[Michelle]

This particular line captured me, I feel that it presents how time is ever flowing but still connected. "The Future' is the continual emergence of the edges in the present. 'The Past', similiarly, is the continual understanding of the edges that were discovered". We learn from the past and build our future from there. Pretty cool.