Quote by Thor Heyerdahl

I have never been able to grasp the meaning of time. I don't believe it exists. I've felt this again and again, when alone and out in nature. On such occasions, time does not exist. Nor does the future exist.

I have never been able to grasp the meaning of time. I don't

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The quote expresses the belief that the concept of time is incomprehensible and non-existent. The speaker shares their experience of feeling disconnected from time during moments of solitude in nature, where there is no sense of past or future. It suggests a transcendental perspective, focusing on the present moment and dismissing the conventional framework of time as a tangible entity.

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