This text presents a profound philosophical reflection on the concept of the future, as captured in the author's notes from 1971. The author moves away from the traditional linear understanding of time, where the future is merely something that will eventually occur at a certain point. Instead, the future is defined as a dynamic process of continuous "becoming" and active happening that fundamentally permeates the present moment. A central idea is that the future is not a collection of fixed or closed events but rather a specific quality of being that can manifest even within the past. If an event in the past unfolded as a process oriented toward the future, it does not cease to be "the future" even after it becomes a historical fact. The text thus fundamentally challenges the conventional division of time into past, present, and future, proposing an ontological view where the future is an integral part of the process of existence itself. This perspective emphasizes the openness of events and rejects the perception of time as a closed sequence of finished facts, offering a new understanding of human experience within time.
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◆ philosophical diary – record, Czech, origin: 12. 4. 1971
- This is a part of the original document:
- [Příležitostné poznámky, 1971]
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Budoucnost není to, co se stane (ani to, co se může stát, ale z čeho se stane jenom něco), ale spíše to, co se bude dít, co se bude stávat – ergo také to, co se nyní stává. Ne všechno, co se stává, nabude podoby čehosi nastalého, již jednou odbytého, a tedy nebudoucího. V tom smyslu lze mluvit o tom, že se třebas i v minulosti budoucnost stala, neboť se stala, odehrála jakožto budoucnost a nepřestala touto budoucností být.
(Památník, 12. 4. 71 v 01.30 hod.)
(Přepis 31. 8. 93, Praha.)
[nalezeno mezi elektronickými kartotéčními lístky – pozn. red.]
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