I left yesterday, now I'm here, tomorrow I'll be there. Past, present, future. Makes a lot of sense... or does it?

Now - defined as "present time" in the Webster's Dictionary.

Present - defined as "of or at this time" in the Webster's Dictionary.

Have you ever asked yourself what or when IS "the present time"? I guess by asking that you have some idea on where I'm going to, and you may even think of this as a "wise guy" statement (me being the "wise guy")... but give it some thought. How long does the "present time" (or what we refer to as "now") last if everything that has yet to happen is still in the future and those that have already happened is already past? When the next word I'm going to write is still future and those that I've just written are already past? When the next step that I'm about to take is still future and as my feet touched the ground it is already past? So, is there really such a moment as "the present time"?

Let's take into consideration the definition "at this time", time... for how long do you think 12:00:00 will stay 12:00:00? Not even long enough for you to blink your eyes. If we are to be more specific, there would be two more digits after the seconds digits (as we see in most digital watches), and perhaps more after that. Take this as an example. If you want to know how much time it will take for light to travel a mile (speed of light = 372,000 mi/sec) you will have to divide 1 second into 372,000 parts. That will result to quite a number of digits after the seconds digits. Remember that these following digits will be ticking away a whole lot faster than their preceding digits. Now, how long will you say 12:00:00 will remain 12:00:00?

Ok, let's say that I AM a "wise guy" just trying to sound intelligent... but still I have a point.

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