| The passing away of our
childhood can be viewed as a death. But childhood does not
necessarily cease to exist once we have become adults.
Because when we reflect upon the past, present or future,
it is the past which has the greater reality. For you see,
the future is pure potential, it may or may not be. And the
present...the present is temporary and vanishes like a
brief puff of smoke. It is only when the present becomes
past does it become fixed. Unlike the present, is only the
past which is permanent and therefore eternal. That is, the
past cannot be changed or altered in any way. It is not
transitory like the present. The past lies forever frozen
in time, and it is a living though ''silent" monument and
record of existence. Indeed, the past is the enduring
foundation upon which the present and future rest.
And so the 'Boy In The Wagon' symbolizes your own past
childhood forever frozen in time. And who knows, some
futuristic thinkers speculate that the past may one day be
unfrozen and made accessible once again. In science
fiction, this notion is called time-travel. Anyway to be
sure, we can access our personal past and the past of
others through monuments and crypts, remembrance,
reflection and contemplation.
VanJohnstone
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