The universe was never created. It always was and always will continue to be. (Fortunately, that ineffable sacredness — beyond all of our shenanigans — is also perennially existent.)
For example, upon the death of his lifelong friend, Michele Besso, in 1955, Albert Einstein wrote a famous condolence letter stating, “Now he has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me. That means nothing. For us believing physicists, the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.” Einstein wrote this to Besso’s family in March of 1955, just a few weeks before his own death.
I’m not saying, but we may, or may not, live in a universe that somewhat reflects the Einsteinian-oriented Block Universe Theory. Regardless, whatever some people may foolishly posit, the “now” has an important/significant place in this universe and should not be dismissed and disparaged. So please ponder deeply, my friend, and live your life with order and compassion, as if each second is a miracle (with great, limitless value).
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