Eventlessness has no posts to drape duration on. From nothing to nothing is no time at all.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Steinbeck suggests that time feels non-existent without significant events to mark it.
- In plain terms
- Without events, time feels like nothing at all.
- What can you take from it?
- Events give structure and meaning to the passage of time.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes time feel real?
- How do we measure a life?
Another view
This view undervalues the quiet moments that also make up a life.
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