The Nature of Time over time
What happens to fixed properties when time overrides itself?
Let’s analyze the question. Time as we all know is infinite- thousands and
thousands of years and perhaps, millennia. We don’t know the beginning or the
end. So does time age? Are the cosmos different from the first day than they
are today? What happens to time as it ages and how does it relate to the fixed
properties. Since we all know that time is fixed, we must approach the
questions through the lens of the eternal flame. Time when it begins may be
young and irrational and over time, just like a human being, grows and ages, becomes
gray and more feeble. Does this happen to time also and how does the value of
fixed properties extend over its lifespan. By studying various points in
history we can look and perceive time as changing- for example, the 1800’s are
quite different from the 1900’s and the 1900’s are quite different from the
2000’s and so on. When we look back at these different eras, we perceive time
to be old at a certain point or developing- carts and wagons are overtaken by
cars and trains. So what might exist today hath not existed sixty years ago and
through technological advances, time has evolved and the old clunky TV set
pales in comparison to the LED version. Does this mean that the concept of the
old TV is extant and is no longer relevant- and its infinite value is
compromised? We know that fixed properties are fixed and cannot be changed due
to the soul. The soul never ages and hence, humans who have existed thousands
of years ago may not have had the same resources as today’s, but essentially and
inherently are the same. The soul’s needs and wants are the same albeit the
means of attaining them might be different. I might have walked ten miles to
get a gallon of milk whereas today it might be easier to reach. Let’s look at
it another way- colors such as gray, black, red and blue have existed for an eternal
period (we cannot conceive a time when color may have been different)- so is
our perception of color different now than It was in yesteryear- no, because
color has an infinite and fixed quality or are eyes would betray us. White is
always white and black is always black and white. However, color such as in the
use of dyes might be used differently today to give a variation of our view of
color or a stylistic taste. A modern raincoat may look different due to its
utilization of color, hence, altering slightly our perception of the color
yellow through shapes, forms or patterns. But if we analyze shapes, forms and
patterns, we understand that patterns such as crisscrosses, and squares and
rectangles and triangles are always the same. They have a fixed quality. A
right angle is always a right angle no matter the way it is structured in an
orthodox or unorthodox form. Thus, fixed properties remain fixed in the
inherent nature of time- albeit, the razor cuts the grain differently from
different perspectives. Does this matter to time itself? Watching an old black
and white movie might seem different today from watching a film full of CGI. It
might look awkward, faded and opaque. However, by altering its image, do we
impact its essence? I believe not. The enjoyment of a black and white movie
might still be the same, albeit it might force us to adjust our perceptions,
biases and beliefs to truly understand it- and accept it- despite our
prevailing prejudices or personal biases that have accrued over time. Hence,
the morality principle is very evident in the human race when thinking of time,
to offer moral accountability to our advances in technological matters such as
warfare, scientific advancement, modern technology and beyond. Are we
preserving our moral equilibrium as we embark on human progress and achievement?
Consider humans living on the moon thousands of years from now? Will they be
different from humans living on Earth? Obviously, the context might have
changed and the setting and atmosphere may warrant a change in lifestyle or behavior-
however, the underlying principle of life will have remained and beg for the
immortal coil to preserve itself through proper innovation and causal links. We
would have to fight for the name of humanity- thus, overcoming the lure of
progress for human sake; to justify the root of human progress, and the
intertwining of such forces is the basis of the fixed properties. We are thus
bound by the fixed properties despite the longevity of time since time points
at the immortal passage of life and death and the behavior of one over the
other is inextricably fixed. We look toward the future for a clear horizon- and
happiness and the pursuit of happiness- however, we must not forget the past –
and do everything to reflect and pay homage to our antecedents. Their immortal
structure becomes incumbent upon us to less hoard the spoils of time, but rather
to bestow equal rights to its primogeniture. Hath man descended from mammoths,
it would not belie him to review his mammalian origins to pursue greater
freedoms lest his fur be shed on the altar of disbelief or hypocrisy-
undermining his own existence as composed with nature. We must look at this
question more deeper and understand while human progress however, far-reaching
and untouchable or inconceivable for those before us, may only be a spawn of
its own making and its immortal structure is thereby preserved by attainment.
