David Fleming Eternity __full__ [TOP • 2025]

Fleming believed that industrial capitalism and consumer culture have destroyed our sense of eternity. We live in "duration" now:

"Time," Fleming said, walking slowly toward a rusted workbench. "Most people think of it as a river. Flowing, moving. But that’s wrong. It’s a library. A massive library of moments. And the pages... they are stuck together. We turn the page, and we miss what’s written in the binding." david fleming eternity

You don't need to live forever. You just need to live somewhere deeply enough that your presence matters to the future and your memory honors the past. Flowing, moving

To restore eternity, Fleming suggested we need three things that cannot be digitized or outsourced: A massive library of moments

He drove home, his hands shaking. When he walked into his house, his wife was on the couch, looking at photos. She looked up, startled.