When You Can Walk on Water, Take the Boat - Webs
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pois<strong>on</strong>ed by chemicals.”<br />
“Oh it’s not that bad. At least not, yet..., I think. But<br />
let’s get back to this ‘time’ thing. We visited different times,<br />
didn’t we?”<br />
“Yes, indeed we did.”<br />
“Tell me about <strong>the</strong> classic case, Gide<strong>on</strong>. Suppose I had<br />
g<strong>on</strong>e back to <strong>the</strong> time when my great grandfa<strong>the</strong>r was a boy.<br />
Suppose we met, <strong>the</strong>re was a fight and he was killed. Just<br />
suppose, OK? Would I be here, now? Would I be <strong>the</strong>re or<br />
anywhere? Explain that. How could I have been born if my<br />
great grandfa<strong>the</strong>r had died as a boy? Ha! Got you <strong>on</strong> that<br />
<strong>on</strong>e!”<br />
“Pretty clever, but still at <strong>the</strong> kindergarten level. In that<br />
probable lifetime you would not have lived as such, but in ano<strong>the</strong>r<br />
and ano<strong>the</strong>r and a hundred thousand o<strong>the</strong>rs you live and<br />
are as vibrant and alive as you are here.”<br />
“<str<strong>on</strong>g>You</str<strong>on</strong>g> mean that <strong>the</strong>re are thousands of me living in<br />
thousands of different situati<strong>on</strong>s in thousands of worlds?<br />
Come <strong>on</strong>, Gide<strong>on</strong>.”<br />
“Let’s not get too involved in this matter of ‘time’, John.<br />
It’s ra<strong>the</strong>r an advanced c<strong>on</strong>cept. Suffice it to say that we, you<br />
or any<strong>on</strong>e with some practice could travel to different times<br />
and different places. Manage your thoughts and you determine<br />
your existence in space and time.”<br />
“That’s fine for space and time but I’m getting hungry.<br />
I can’t take you home and introduce you to my family. What<br />
would I say? ‘Here, meet my good friend Gide<strong>on</strong> who dresses<br />
strangely, travels through time and knows Krishna’?”<br />
“<str<strong>on</strong>g>You</str<strong>on</strong>g>r family wouldn’t be able to see me at this time.<br />
And as for being hungry, look at your watch. What time is it?”<br />
I glanced at my watch and saw that it was still <strong>on</strong>ly<br />
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