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HIGHFALUTIN THOUGHTS ON TIME AND SPACE (by Tom Russell)

HIGHFALUTIN THOUGHTS ON TIME AND SPACE (by Tom Russell)

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how time and space create meaning. That probably sounds really highfalutin, but it’s actually really simple, and boils down to the fact that differences in time and in space can profoundly alter your experience of something. To start with time, and an obvious example: I’ve been married for twelve years and some change, and that’s a lot different than being married for six. Affection and esteem are deeper; the happiness we share is happier, and our sorrows more heartbreaking. All other things being equal, or at the very least set aside, there’s a...