Time The Final Frontier
The temporal world in which we live encompasses everything we know. All of our knowledge comes from a trust of five and a half billion people that have no idea where they came from, and no idea where they are headed; a world of blind leading blind. A vital component of this reality exists in a form that is neither provable, nor ideal. This supposedly perfect form of measurement, known as time, runs our lives until we fall so far behind that our bodies finally give out and die. This merciless device, described in three forms, past, present and future, drives on as you read these words. These three simple words hold all the power ever known on earth. They are the essential elements to our lives as well as the formula that keeps us mortal. Without it, perhaps, we could not exist; maybe we would become immortal, like gods. At present, we are all in the process of trying to accomplish something; a task, action, or lack thereof. At any given instance, the present exists. One can choose any moment in history, and, at some time, it had existed in the form of the present. Also, in the mind of the person remembering this moment in the past, it exists as present in that particular memory. How can we know that the definition of
No known human has discovered the cure for time. The world ages regardless of what the human race does to try to stop it. Along with this world, all the organisms within it also fall victim to the many cruelties of time. Not just the act of aging, but the suddenness of the present, the regret of the past, and the uncertainty of the future. In a world of time, people both realize and fear mortality. In a world without time, whether life could exist or not it is uncertain. The question is, do we risk our existence for a chance at eternal life? Comparatively, the past consists of moments that have lived and died. It presents itself as a string of dead presents. Only two things signify the past: memory and past tense. In no other mode of thinking can one express past. Even if one could possibly travel back into time, that person would never actually reach the past, for when that individual reaches any moment in time, in their point of view, they are in the present. Therefore, one can only visualize the past, but can never become it. This is the argument that disproves the existence of the past. One can never achieve it. On the other hand, one can achieve the near future. One cannot even be sure that the past, even the last few seconds, ever has existed. If God, or whatever created the universe, did so at this very instance, and created the memories that all of humanity possess right now, humanity would never know because they remember many years worth of the 'past.'
Some common words found in the essay are:
, past future, human race, past uncertainty, future reasons, future tense,
Approximate Word count = 1005
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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