Answers Quote by Aldous Huxley
“And along with indifference to space, there was an even more complete indifference to time. "There seems to be plenty of it", was all I would answer when the investigator asked me to say what I felt about time. Plenty of it, but exactly how much was entirely irrelevant. I could, of course, have looked at my watch but my watch I knew was in another universe. My actual experience had been, was still, of an indefinite duration. Or alternatively, of a perpetual present made up of one continually changing apocalypse.”
About This Quote
Source Novel: The Doors of Perception, 1954
The narrator treats time as irrelevant, seeing it as an endless present or endless apocalypses, detached from measurable clocks.
In simple terms: Time feels endless and unimportant.
Key Takeaway
Accept the present without obsessing over clocks.
Themes
philosophy
perception
existentialism
Mood
contemplative
detached
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- meditation
- creative work
- stressful deadlines
- life transitions
Key Concepts
subjective experience
temporal relativity
detachment
Questions to Reflect On
- How does ignoring time affect your productivity?
- Can you find balance between present focus and future planning?
A Different Perspective
The view may ignore practical needs for scheduling and planning.
