Day One Release: Speech

on Sunday

Time
By Nornloverian

Time is said to be an illusion, and, it is. Yet, Time is that which is a reality, and yet, an illusion. If one counted time, it would have been measured, and as a result, accounted for. Sadly, time is, also that which cannot be measured or accounted for. Time is that which is literal and figurative, that which is ethereal, and physical. That which can be held in our hands, and at the same time, can pass through, or seep through one’s hands.

Time, is a contradiction.

It is that which may be perceived differently from different viewpoints, but it can be perceived the same from different viewpoints. One may try to grasp the logic, theory, and ideals, and most often may or may not comprehend the logic behind said theory or ideal.

Time is that which can divide, destroy, and at the same time, ironically, it can and will multiply and build. Time itself can also be divided, destroyed, multiplied, and built. It (Time), heals all wounds, and may create new wounds. Time is that which can pass slowly, speed by, or even, stand completely still. The way that time can be accounted for, yet seem to pass by slowly, or speed by, from different viewpoints, is all how time can be considered a reality, and an illusion. Time is that which can create new civilizations, and end them.

Time is said to be infinite, time is also said to be an object, and could possibly be, somehow, in it’s own way, living. Time could be a living, breathing, being, an entity, one that stands all on it’s own and needs no support, it lives on it’s own. Time, it watches us, perceives us, judges use, builds us, destroys us, helps, and hurts us. In the long run, or even in the eyes of time itself, a human’s life, or even the time that a civilization existed, can seem to pass by in such a short period of time, like how a second passes by in our perception. Irony being that time is that which is able to control itself, maintaining itself, standing itself with no support but it’s own existence, it applies to itself, it contradicts itself, it affects/effects itself in numerous ways, it could end itself, and it even can be a reflection, of itself.

Evolution, in it’s own way, is that which is or in some manner, equivalent to, time, and life, all of it, is it’s own self, it itself is all combined. It is the reaction and or result when life changes over the long, almost unending span of time. It is slow, and it is that which may exist as long as time does…….
Now, that is all just a theory, like an ideal, but we can see how it applies to other things…..

One may say, ‘why, and how exactly does this all apply to time, and thus in some form, myself?’. Many criticize evolution, and theories like it, many even reject it entirely. Skeptics may want to know, it is all a theory, this is all an ideal, all an analysis. The reality is, and the truth itself, is that things are rarely concrete, or certain, and this fact, is that which has thus made panic in the minds of many in the past. This truth, creates panic, and fear. Said reason, is why many would criticize such things or many things. Now, this truth, the reality, is also not that certain, but this fact, this truth, contradicts itself. It all is a giant contradiction. Things are often concrete and certain, with evident proof, yet it all isn’t certain.

This also relates to religion, which, as it can be seen, as the practice of faith, and following what is believed to be the rules set by a higher power. Thus practice, ensures that the panic one may face without religion, is controlled, it is surpressed, hidden, and only let out, rarely. Religion can also be said as ‘following the rules/words written by others’. The reason we humans follow religions, is that we crave, we desire, the structure, the certainty, all things decided for us, and thus can cause one to blindly follow anything as long as a certain outcome is promised to one.

One can comment that this has nothing to do with time, or evolution, but it does…..

Truth be told that religion, evolution, and time itself, are all, intertwined. Religion has existed for so long, it allows a sense of security, a certainty, and along the lines of time, it has evolved and in some forms, ways, and cases, had become tainted, and in others, purified.

Evolution, something that affects time, past, future, present, and religion.
Now, with time, social aspects, life, religion, ideals, ways of live, and everything, had evolved, changed, etc. in some form, but, sadly, the opposite and everything, has stayed the same, but it has changed.

It’s all just like a complicated, intertwined, and fabricated web that was woven into, throught, and inside time itself, along with all existence.
The web, is that which catches everything, thus, we fall into it, and are caught in the web, accidentally, on purpose, or subconciously.

If we notice, evolution, effect/affects time, time, affects/effects religion, thus, all three, effect/affect each other, they overlap.

Now, as we in the creature community have this festival, the theme is time.
I must mention, that with time, we are all unaware with what the future, time, etc holds, regardless of any abilities to see the future. In some manner, we are helpless, and unaware to what the future holds.

Things change.

If we all work together, we can bare the future, we can survive the long, seemingly unending, span of time.

If we all shut the door, lock ourselves in our minds, we can still survive the span of time.

I know that we all hope that the communities, forums, etc. will survive another year, and we all hope that the future will hold good things, but we must aknowledge, that the opposite may happen.

(Also, sorry to anyone that may be offended by certain parts of this little essay/speech)