There are worlds beyond worlds and times beyond times, all of them true, all of them real, and all of them (as children know) penetrating each other.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Multiple layers of reality and time coexist and intersect, a concept understood intuitively by children.
- In plain terms
- Many worlds and times are real and overlap, as children understand.
- What can you take from it?
- Different realities can coexist and influence each other.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How many realities do you acknowledge?
- When did you first feel time was flexible?
Another view
The claim that all worlds are true may conflict with empirical reality.
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