Prisoners of Time
For each of us
The preceding moment
Is filled with past memories
The succeeding moment
Is filled with anticipation
The present moment
Is never free from either
At the same moment
With the same conditions
Is it not inevitable
The preceding moment
Is filled with past memories
The succeeding moment
Is filled with anticipation
The present moment
Is never free from either
At the same moment
With the same conditions
Is it not inevitable
That..........
We see differently
We think differently
We react differently
We judge differently
Are we not prisoners of time
Past present and future
Is Free will a myth?
These thoughts were partly prompted by the thought that 2 people of same sex and age faced with a moral dilemma, react differently because their thinking (the "self" they think they are) are always influenced by their genes (nature), the environment in which they grew up (nurture) and the decision they make using their "free will", in the same circumstances could be different because of these influences (the past memories/conditioning- the future anticipated). Each "thinks" he is thinking independently but in reality are already preconditioned. Hence the need to always investigate what appears to be a immoral action and try and understand people who behave badly. Rehabilitation rather than Punishment, Empathy rather than Hate or anger
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