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That's an interesting way to look at it! It certainly helps us to stay grounded in the present moment and appreciate the beauty of life around us. It also reminds us that we have the power to shape our future, as long as we take action today.

Wow ! Thanks for that. You have given me a lot to think about.

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Alone of all the creatures in the world, trolls believe that all living things go through Time backwards. 'If the past is visible and the future is hidden,' they say, 'then it means you must be facing the wrong way. Everything alive is going through life back to front.

Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man

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That is actually how the romans and Greeks conceptualised time. Whereas we say things like ‘the is behind us’ they would say ‘the future is behind us’