Saturday, 5 November 2011

The Time Lapse Problem.

It’s interesting to think that, since it takes time for signals to pass along the nervous system, any physical sensation we have is already history by the time we perceive it. I suppose that’s why I’ve always had a problem fully enjoying things. I’ve always been prey to some vague but nagging awareness that whatever happens to me has already gone. Oddly, this doesn’t apply to bad experiences, only good ones. It’s why pleasure has always had a frustrating undertone; it’s never been enough because it isn’t happening now.

Actually, I did have two transcendental experiences in my life that had a satisfying timelessness about them. One I’ve already described on this blog, the other I decline to make public. That’s what I want more of in the time I have left.

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