Idle Thoughts on Endless Things
I don’t know who wrote this; maybe I did?
“An eternity precedes me that goes backwards
in time FOREVER. During all that time I didn’t
know anything about anything nor miss my
non-being. Now there’s a brief span of “me” then
time will go on forever, for time is limitless in
all directions – if ‘time’ even exists. I won’t miss
life unless there is some sort of ‘afterlife-spirit’
which most religions predict.” Sure, it’d be nice
to see my folks and grands again, my daughter,
meet relatives I never knew, but it’s hard to believe
eternity is set up that way. It would be pretty crowded
but then of course forever is limitless. Maybe there’ll
just keep being “big bangs.” We do have forever. Did
you write this? or, perhaps, maybe me? And why?
2024 Jacqueline Jackson
This article appears in Spring Guide 2024.
