Now

 We believe that our present is the only time with real existence (the past is gone and the future has yet to arrive) and yet when time is broken down to it’s briefest durations, there is no distinct and perceivable present, or separation between future and past for that matter.  We must borrow some measure of time from the future and past in order to enable our perception of a present.

And who is to say that our point of perception is the only place in time that has the quality of existence? Past time has passed out of existence and future time has yet to come into existence.  How is it that our perception happens to be attached to the only point in time where time has real existence out of all of the time that ever has been and ever will be?  Is it because we just happen to be among those who are living and existing at the current place in time where the present is at?  Can there really only ever be one point in time, out of unimaginably large amounts of time, where an active and dynamic present exists?  I know that physicists would say that there is no such thing as a “right now” that exists and is the same everywhere in the universe, but I cannot understand these concepts.  It’s all very strange to think about but I can’t help but wonder.  

I would just like to add a little further thought here.  Nano seconds as a duration of time, have their own future, present (maybe) and past.  Nano seconds move too quickly, into and out of the present, for us to ever catch any perception of their present (if one could even exist).  We have to borrow a huge chunk of nano seconds, which have their own future and past, in order to be able to have any perception at all of a present.  This really blurs the line and distinction between the future and the past.  Is there really a point of separation?  How can we use nano seconds that should no longer exist or do not yet exist in order to make a point in time for ourselves that we are able to perceive and experience as the present?