The other morning I woke while it was still dark, checked the clock and saw it was only about 4:30. Curses – over two hours before the alarm goes. Then a strange thing occurred. I lay back in bed thinking of nothing in particular and moments later the alarm went off. No need to check the clock because the alarm was set for 6:45 as usual.
Where did that two hours and fifteen minutes go? The obvious conclusion is that I travelled forward in time from 4:30 to 6:45. Maybe a spacetime portal flickered in and out of existence but hung around just long enough to transport me through time. Of course the portal could have existed for only a matter of milliseconds.
At least time travel is what it felt like and as feelings dictate reality in our progressive world, I’m not prepared to listen to time travel deniers on this one. I already know what will be said – that I fell asleep for a couple of hours. Sorry, but that’s not what it felt like and feelings matter far more than mere facts.
Take Prince Harry for example. Here’s a chap who was brave enough to ditch his grandmother and his entire family for the sake of his feelings. Well done Harry. Critics may say he’s an absurd dork who once had nothing to prove but if we focus on his feelings…
At least time travel is what it felt like and as feelings dictate reality in our progressive world, I’m not prepared to listen to time travel deniers on this one. I already know what will be said – that I fell asleep for a couple of hours. Sorry, but that’s not what it felt like and feelings matter far more than mere facts.
Take Prince Harry for example. Here’s a chap who was brave enough to ditch his grandmother and his entire family for the sake of his feelings. Well done Harry. Critics may say he’s an absurd dork who once had nothing to prove but if we focus on his feelings…
His feelings about his ethical Hollywood lifestyle… His feelings about filthy rich people who pretend to be oppressed… All those feelings above waist level…
Hmm…
Hmm…
Hmm again...
Maybe those time travel deniers do have a point though.
Maybe those time travel deniers do have a point though.
2 comments:
Harry is probably entirely driven by his feelings. A wretched childhood, desperation to find a mother-substitute, his emotional misery driven underground because chaps like him go to tough public schools and the army. As soon as he gets a chance, he reverts to the jelly he really is, even if it means disaster.
Harry's problem is that he probably can't relate to facts at all. Tailor made for wokey daft causes and being eaten by actresses.
Sam - I'm sure you are right, he probably can't relate to facts. If Meghan loses interest he's in trouble.
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