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Jul 3, 2018
"Time present and time past
Are both perhaps present in time future,
And time future contained in time past." --T. S. Eliot
Circles of Time
In the Northern (and Southern) hemispheres, time is marked by seasonal changes, but in the forests of Bali the processes of growth and decay proceed at different rates all over the forest, all the time. According to Balinese theory, each living being moves on its own time scheme, and events occur when these touch, when things or creatures interact with one another. This view of time as applied to human life and the process of aging differs enormously from that of the West. Learn more here about the Balinese Middle World.
BE THE CHANGE
What is your subjective experience of time? Does how Westerners see it make sense to you? Experiment with putting away your watch, clock or device for a day to experience time in a different way.
