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Friends and family who read my blog often find my thoughts too deep. At times, this is what I'm after. Unless you think, you don't grow. My post from November 8th takes the cake. There are a few who get it on the first read. For those who didn't follow, here's the Commentary. Open wide and dig deep. You might just get it.
If I think about time, I realize the future gets shorter as the past grows. I only have so much future remaining before the wick of my life flickers out completely, leaving me as a distant temporal memory in the minds of other passing moments to come. My soul seems to live every moment in the now of each created slice of reality. Nevertheless, the mind lives anywhere but the moment at hand. In a sense, the future is only one additional moment from becoming the next layer of my ever-growing past. I suppose, when I get right back to basic facts, the only reality that can teach me anything about living the next few moments with skill are the experiences left behind by others; and by others, I mean all of us from this moment back to the first.
You aren't getting any younger. Your family will remember you for what you did in life. Live your life appreciating the precious few moments you have. Stop dwelling on past mistakes and future problems. Live life trusting in God. Learn from your past mistakes and consider history so you don't repeat it.
How far can a person really look forward? Is it just easier looking back to examine the moments ahead with clarity? If I can learn anything concerning choices in the future, I choose to reflect my past forward to the future and watch it pass me by again. I repeat this process until the past is finally pleasing as it passes my way each moment. For now, I keep pushing ahead to a better past by drawing it forward to my future as lessons learned. At some point, the potential of the future will match the lessons learned from the past, at which point, the past and the future will fade into the present equally. This is my goal. Until my goal is fully reached, I ponder the past thoughts of others with new clarity.
How far can you look ahead before you realize God is in control. Have faith. Check back with your previous mistakes and make new choices. The only way you can improve your future is to conquer the moment at hand with skill. Peace only comes through improvement. Consider the thoughts of others as one way to improve.
For instance, what if material reality—the totality of real things—only exists at the moment of observation? After the moment of observation, material reality moves forward to the future, existing only in the past according to the memory of the observer. In essence, material reality may be seen as created anew at each moment, in different states of transition, and from an infinite set of possibilities at my disposal. Since all substance is in constant motion and never in the same state twice, observations made by me—the animated observer—cease to exist once the moment of temporal reality moves into the past. My fixed point of view, then, can only see one slice of the constant creation of new moments at any given instant of time. In effect, my choices assist in the creation of my future past as it passes by my perspective.
Does God create each moment we live, allowing us to have a hand in the creation? Free will offers us the chance to mold the clay of our own sculpture. You will create the past that others remember you by.
Has the Earth ever existed in the same form or location in space twice? If you realize the correct answer, then you realize that ALL scientific observation has been made from this dynamic and ever-changing frame of reference. It is not possible to observe substance twice, as all substance is in a constant state of flowing movement to a future changed state. Discoveries are merely wishful thinking applied on the faith of a dream we can only vaguely remember.
Science essentially knows nothing about God. Our best efforts to figure out reality only lead to more questions. Hold off on disbelief until the sculpture is finished. God will show the way when you can step back and view His masterpiece and workmanship in your life. If you don't like what you see, create a better past by living a better future through faith in God.
Just as two-dimensional creatures would only sense one slice of a theoretical flat world, so three-dimensional observers can only see a slice of the observed fourth dimension of time from one single location. Evidence for the next occurrence of time is therefore only theoretically probable and not entirely provable as an expected reality from one point of view. Since the observer possesses a vastly substandard view of reality, the observer is inferior to what is being observed in any fixed location of infinite time and space. Logic dictates that observable reality is either a creation of a superior mind outside the inferior observer, or a superior creation of an oblivious observer. And yes, God exists, even if you are an oblivious observer!
The question now becomes obvious: If we can push the past forward to the future to create a new outcome for the past, what is the point of this ability we possess? I believe it can be found in this simple Hebrew parable:
Two twin brothers are in a womb, basking in the warm and nourishing environment of their caretaker. Life is progressing, but a sinking feeling comes over the twins as they realize that they are both dropping down somewhere new. They each start to wonder what the future holds. One twin senses that a new reality, better than the first, is about to be given as a gift. The other twin—the skeptic—refuses to believe in anything past the womb and tries to convince his brother that he is delusional.
The first twin says, “After we leave this world, a new reality will emerge; a reality that we never could have imagined; a reality more glorious than any we have known. We will have improved vision and there will be an infinite variety of new objects to delight the eyes. We will each stand on our two legs and be able to walk here and there with ease.”
The skeptical brother doubted this view. He says, “You are not making any sense. This is foolishness. What you see here is all there is. Get over it. We have no proof of this foolish belief. We will live here and die. That’s all; nothing more.”
Suddenly, and without warning, the fluid surrounding the two twins begins to rush away. The womb violently moves about in an unfamiliar way. The first brother disappears from sight as he vanishes into a blinding light. As he ponders the fate of his beloved bother, all he can hear is crying and wailing from outside the womb.
He says to himself, “As I predicted; a horrible death filled with pain.”
This life is your time machine for creating a new past from each moment of the future. Choose your future wisely. Your past is what matters!
The past is what remains from your journey through time. Improve your future to see the past as acceptable. God will do the same.
