{"id":2718,"date":"2025-02-13T03:18:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T03:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.ouchulhwang.com\/?p=2718"},"modified":"2025-02-27T02:08:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T02:08:44","slug":"the-animal-that-eats-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ouchulhwang.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/13\/the-animal-that-eats-time\/","title":{"rendered":"The Animal That Eats Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The Animal that eats time<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The moon circles the earth twice, the earth circles the sun, and the sun circles, so we create time every day, every year. Time is a predator that devours everything. It has been eating without hesitation since childhood and even now. Things that have been eaten by time cannot be taken out of memory. This is because they have already scattered into the air. If we gather those scattered memories again, everything becomes jumbled and confusion and illusions arise. That is why strong beliefs, prejudices, and superior beliefs arise. Humans have gone too far to realize that excessive superiority and confidence are poisons that eliminate them. When we reach a point of no return, we cannot think of anything else but how to continue moving forward rather than going back. I want to look back on my memories that time has eaten without my permission. In the end, I have to bend time, which only runs away to faraway places, with the power of my strong heart. Once it is bent, it is not that difficult to continue to bend it and turn it back. In order to bend it for the first time, my brain has to mobilize all the parts that it has not used before. Time, which returns at the speed of a thousand, does not keep everything in its original form. It is worn and worn, and some parts have disappeared. We must continue to reassemble and repair all of this, and continue until it proudly preserves the awkwardness of its original origin, just like its steps. Even if I put my finger in its mouth, it will not vomit out time. My method is to reach the moment before it swallows it and stop it or guide it by suggesting a safe exit to escape from its swallowing. This animal, which floats here and there in the night sky and eats everyone’s memories, has no mercy. It mercilessly eats any weak point or prey it sees, so our best policy is not to get caught by it. The first step to turn back time and vividly recover memories is to find a clue, even if it is faint. It could be a photo, someone’s advice, or something that suddenly comes to mind vaguely. Then we must firmly hold onto that clue. If we turn over every corner of the clue, another passage will appear. Enter the passage boldly. The passage is dark and long, but if you are lucky, there are countless clues like treasures scattered here and there. Then, you must cherish all the pieces and assemble this puzzle. This part is the most difficult and also the personal part that will determine the nature of your memory. One thing to be careful of is not to insist on just one assembly method. Assemble your memory while keeping all possibilities open. Then, a new phenomenon will unfold before your eyes. However, do not believe it. The phenomenon will only appear as much as you want to remember and in the way you want to remember.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

An animal that lives by eating time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Just as there are various mechanisms to protect my body, there seems to be a device to protect my mind and soul. That is why we remember only the things we want to remember, that are advantageous or bearable to me, and erase from our memories all the things that are painful or unbearable to me. I must find all of those things. Humans are strange and difficult to understand creatures, but I will still try to understand myself. I will use my insight to figure out how the world surrounds me and is structured. I will cry when I have to cry. And laugh when I have to laugh.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n