Hi. This is the third part of a series my label in Japan asked me to write about living in rural Nova Scotia. The forthcoming Japanese translation will be available here. “There is no way of comparing the time of the hare with that of the tortoise. Except by using an abstraction which has little to do with either of them. The life span of a hare and the life time of a tortoise are prescribed in their cells according to a very different rhythm. It was [humans] who introduced a common, abstract time and then organized a race to see which of them would reach the finishing post first. The time of the galaxies has nothing in common with the time of the butterfly. Except that [humans] observe both of them and then invent a time to place them both in. But with this time, [humans], like no other animal can tell the story of the creation of the world.”
What a very heartfelt story of your friendship with and the love you held for Adrian, and nature. I'm sorry for your loss Isaac. I'm sure you'll see and feel him every time you're in nature and many other ways too.
I never knew Adrian, as I only know his sister Zenia, your writing gives a clear picture of who Adrian was . A teacher and a friend to all creation.
What a very heartfelt story of your friendship with and the love you held for Adrian, and nature. I'm sorry for your loss Isaac. I'm sure you'll see and feel him every time you're in nature and many other ways too.
I never knew Adrian, as I only know his sister Zenia, your writing gives a clear picture of who Adrian was . A teacher and a friend to all creation.
Thank you Isaac,
Zenia Martynkiw