'Tis Now, 'Twas Then ...

‘Tis Now—‘Twas Then …
i remember when we looked upon the Future
of this World—with those innocent Eyes—
Inexperience told us not to fear
but we now know—
Time draws near—i pray Thee—
stop.
embrace the Morn
for what Noon may bring, i fear to see
and Night—an Apple joins the Eve—
that falls—and Man’s face—turned
toward the World and sin
will be transformed
by a brilliant Light—
plans we make stand small to Time
and we now know—
Experience tells us not to fear
of this World—with these innocent Eyes—
i remember when we looked upon a Future
‘Twas Then—‘Tis Now …

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I haven't quite come to terms with this yet. I look back at it every so often. Its purpose seems to change, for me, as my vision of "life" constantly remodels itself.

And it does--while history may repeat itself, life tosses and turns, never really crossing the same path twice. And if life is constantly under construction, does it ever reach a point of being "true"?

Truth tends to be a topic of choice, and as it has come up in recent conversation--truth bends with perception. By definition, it stands as "the body of real things, events, and facts." And if truth is bent, then it in itself is imperfect, fallible, unreal, and ultimately false. Hence two conclusions are established: perfection is impossible, "truth" as it is defined is unobtainable.

A thought to be explored ... (Fri Jan 23, 12:14:05 PM )



Edit: January 27

Naturally, I stand corrected. Through conversation and consideration my previous conclusion is partially incorrect. It should read as such:

Truth bends with perception. By definition, it stands as "the body of real things, events, and facts." And if truth is bent, then it in itself is imperfect, fallible, and unreal. We cannot label it as "false" for then we would have to define false as "untrue". But with the inexistence of "truth", there is no existing concept of "falsehood". Hence two conclusions are established: perfection is impossible, "truth" and "falsehood" unobtainable and essentially non-existent.

And now my statement is rectified.