Time

So I was in Theology class today and we stared talking about the idea of time and the Triune God's relationship to such a dimension. Karl Barth had an interesting quote concerning this. It goes something like God experiences the beginning middle and end simultaneously. Confusing right? Well maybe not so much after you give it some thought. You see in my understanding of time most of the time I see an occurrence as a point on a line. At most this understanding is two dimensional at best. The point has a beginning and end. End of story right? No because time has depth too. Instead of saying that a given occurrence happened at a point in time it may be best to understand it as happening in a sphere of time. With a sphere you add the "now" that is experienced. You give the beginning and end definition because without a "now" there is no end nor beginning. From what I've read some cultures understand time as a more circular construct rather than a line. So maybe what I want you to leave with here would be a rethinking of what the dimensions of time look like for you. Along with that I hope you come back, because I think I'll be hashing this out some more.

Short Reflections 1

Today was my first day back at school after Spring Break. I already miss the woods. I sit here listening to digital devices making their little quirks and buzzes. I remember the stillness of the woods. We are such a noisy species. That's not to say that noise is bad or I cannot handle it, but rather to point out that silence is well.............. awkward. I label myself as a pretty quiet person, and having no current roommate makes that normal for me. I'm learning to thrive in silence, but the woods really taught me about silence. When the only thing you can hear is your breath and the pats your feet make as you cross the pine needles makes you wonder if a falling tree really makes any sound at all. I guess I can say that I am learning that there are two distinct categories of noise. The first is unnecessary or distracting noise. The second is the direct result of praise. My question now is if I create an analogy of noise and silence to light and shadow; is noise the lack of silence (shadow to light) or is silence the lack of noise? hmmmmmm............ I'll let you know what conclusion I come to. Until then it is time to call it a night.