Imagine if there is no concept of time, how would life be? To experience spatio-temporal unity maybe something very remote and even unimaginable. But on the contrary, could the reality that we are living in an imagined bubble? Could it be the case that the Hopi people know something we do not?
The Hopi are a Native American tribe who primarily live in northeastern Arizona. Although the current population is probably less than 19,000, their beliefs in spirituality are ancient. They have long adopted a holistic way to wellness and see humans composing of mind, body and spirit. Harmony is achieved through connecting with all creations and having goodness in your heart. While this may not be that much of a difference to any older civilisation, one intriguing discovery is that the Hopi language has no reference to the past and future, in any words or grammatical expression. Being a tenseless language and having no words that correspond to the English word “time”, it makes people wonder if the Hopi people have any concept of it. I do choose to believe that the wisdom of Hopi people allows them to realise that time is indeed a mental construct. They have made a choice a long while back not to be bounded by language which will perpetually use words to limit us by time and space, and hence memories. The derivatives of which can only be regrets, worries, separation and judgement.
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