time

in the end the argument is a philosophical one: is time but a concept that is relative to the subject, or can it be objectified mathematically? to the mesiogo the answer is given to us clearly from the beginning. in the opening of the book, we are sent via a letter to find the author's mother's cousin's compound in order to retrieve his mother's date of birth. once we are there we learn that it is enough to be in the presence of someone older and younger than his mother to understand how old she would be, and thus when she was born. to the westerner, the answer perhaps is not as simple. when one considers infinite divisibility it seems absurd that time should be measured with finite numbers. if time is a continuum without any gaps, and we are to measure it numerically, then it would be impossible to pin-point a second at all. the mathematician however, adheres to the logic that since it is possible to add fractions to equal finite numbers, that it is perfectly suitable to utilize finite numbers to measure the continuum of time.

also on thursday april 6, two minutes, or two seconds (i really cant remember right now--not that it makes a difference!) were 'added' to our day. did anyone notice? i think my dead fish did.