Nan McCarthy's Blog, page 6
August 7, 2013
A Journey to the Center of Time
Sending a child off to college prompts meditations on parenting and the passage of time.
Nan McCarthy
(This column originally appeared in August 2011 in the Kansas City Star.)
In his book Einstein’s Dreams, Alan Lightman describes a place where time stands still—where raindrops “hang motionless in air,” pendulums “float mid-swing,” and “pedestrians are frozen on the dusty streets.” He calls it the center of time. Lightman then asks, “Who would make pilgrimage to the center of time?” His answer:...
