Status Updates From Einstein's Dreams

“Einstein leans over to Besso, who is also short, and says ‘I want to understand time because i want to get close to The Old One.’

But there are problems. For one, perhaps The Old One is not interested in getting close to his creations. Intelligent or not. For another, this time project could be too big for a twenty-six-year-old.

On the other hand… Besso is dazzled by Einstein’s ambition.”

“It is a world in which every word spoken speaks just to that moment, every glance given only has one meaning, each touch has no past or no future, each kiss is a kiss of immediacy.”

“Each time is true, but the truths are not the same.”

“For the past several months, since the middle of April, he has dreamed many dreams about time. His dreams have taken hold of his research. His dreams have worn him out, exhausted him so that he sometimes cannot tell whether he is awake or asleep. But the dreaming is finished. Out of many possible natures of time, imagined in as many nights, one seems compelling.“