Page 138 - Matter: The Other Name for Illusion

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Because every event is shown to us in a definite series, we think that time always moves forward. For
example, a skier always skies down a mountain, not up it. A drop of water does not rise up from a pool,
but always falls down into it. In this situation, a skier's position on a mountain is in the past, while his
position down the mountain is the future. However, if the information in our memories were to be
displayed in reverse, as we would rewind a film, what is for us the future, that is the downhill position,
would be the past and the past, that is the uphill position, would be the future.