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Time and Moments and Animals

There's a fundamental difference between

Time

and Moments.

Time refers to the dimension which all creation travels along, in only one direction.

Moments refers to points along this dimension.
Points which possess significance of some kind.

All creation of God have the concept of Time,
As we can all see how all creation of God degenerates over time.

However,

Of all creation of God,
Only Man possesses the concept of Moments.

Man knows the significant periods of his life, from the insignificant ones.
Man seeks to find meaning in the period of his existence.
Man is aware of tomorrow.

I just came back from a second visit to the zoo in the past half a year.
And somehow, this truth hits me hard.

Animals are just different from man.
Animals do not live for any reasons.
Animals do not show any expression of the understanding of the concept of Moments.

When we honestly ponder how we humans live,

We have to be fair to ourselves and answer truthfully,

Are we really living as Man should live?

If our mere existence is to provide for our living and the living of others,
like a mother kangaroo,

If our very presence on earth is to address our needs for comfort and pleasure,
like a lion and his pride (pun intended...haha),

If our very reason for survival is to fulfill the needs expressed by our flesh and our world,
like ANY animal...

We aren't really living as Man.

We were made to be Man...
We were intended to live for purposes,
We were created to understand the concept of Moments,

Man is made to live on earth with purposes that surpasses the temporalities of life on earth.

Man is made to live for eternity.

But we relegated ourselves to thrive on planet Earth in the same manner as Animals.

We just define our meat and plants in different terms from the Animals.
And that can be such a tragedy.

So upon leaving the zoo worn out but inspired,
I ask myself:

Are you living as a Man today?

posted by Si'er @ Tuesday, April 26, 2005