I was traveling during the first half of the last month, so I didn’t have all of my Dickinson books with me; therefore, for the past thirty days, National Poetry Month, I made daily posts related to the “lesser known poets” in the Poetry Hall of Fame.
Now that it’s May, I’ll turn back to a focus on Emily Dickinson. May is also Mental Health Awareness Month, and what better way is there to improve one’s mental health than reading Dickinson?
Hmm…my post today, though, is a bit mind blowing, so it might not be the best way to kick start a focus on improving mental health! LOL.
The idea came when I stumbled upon this Reels post HERE.
Now that it’s May, I’ll turn back to a focus on Emily Dickinson. May is also Mental Health Awareness Month, and what better way is there to improve one’s mental health than reading Dickinson?
Hmm…my post today, though, is a bit mind blowing, so it might not be the best way to kick start a focus on improving mental health! LOL.
The idea came when I stumbled upon this Reels post HERE.
| Evidently, motion changes the perception of time as noted in the “Andromeda Paradox,” and the paradox raises questions about the nature of simultaneity and whether there is a universal "now". There is no “now”? It might feel like there is a “now,” but “now” is an illusion. Of course, as I watched (and re-watched) the video – trying to wrap my mind around the illusion of “now” – all I could think of was Emily Dickinson’s poem “Forever is composed of nows” (and by the way, if one looks to the past, can one claim that the “forever” of bygone days is composed of “thens”? #justasking). I’ve posted the poem below – and BTW – I love lines 7 through 10. A profound perspective expressed so simply. |  |
Let me know what you think about the video and/or the poem – now – or later! ; )
A bit of deja vu: Turns out that I highlighted "Forever is composed of nows" back in February when I came across another Reels post about the illusion of "now," HERE.
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