Taking it more literally, however: is the present really a unique point in history? If so, does it make it harder for us to understand what the past was like? The phrase "there's no time like the present" is usually meant as an antidote to procrastination.Is there a difference between remembering the past and reconstructing it?.Does it matter how the world came to be what it is, or should we focus on what it has become-and what we want it to be? In other words, is reconstructing the past a good use of time when we could instead be inventing the future?.What would you ask someone who was alive a thousand years ago, if they popped out of a very high-tech time capsule? Of everyone who was alive in the world back then, who would you want to talk to?.Should we ask our parents or grandparents, or other older people in our lives, to tell us what the world was like when they were growing up? If so, can we trust them to remember things accurately, or to share them honestly?.If you wanted to learn about a certain time in the past, would you rather read a book, visit a museum, watch a documentary, or explore an old architectural site?.What do you think the world was like a hundred years ago? How about the exact place where you're sitting or standing or lying down right now?.
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