This text explores the relationship between sensory perception and time, emphasizing the inevitable time lag between the occurrence of a stimulus and the formation of a perception. Every current perception actually refers to an event that has already passed, meaning that perceived reality may no longer correspond to the present state of the world. While this delay is often negligible in everyday life, certain situations, such as predation, require an active anticipation of future developments rather than reacting to the past. With the advancement of science and technology, this temporal gap deepens dramatically. The author cites astrophysics as an example, where observed phenomena can be millions or even billions of years old. The article criticizes the insufficient awareness of the implications this phenomenon has for our approach to reality and challenges simplistic demands for direct sensory accountability. This discrepancy between perception and objective simultaneity forms a fundamental framework for our understanding of the world.