Alexandr Korol

mean the same for continents. And then I realized that it’s true. Later, I also started thinking about this in some of my early draft books — even regarding countries. I’d say, for example, when I arrive in the United States, it’s like I’m in the future. I arrive in Russia — it feels like the past. It’s as if what already exists in the States will only happen later in Russia, like we’re a few decades behind. But that was before — the way you could think before the pandemic, before 2020. Now it’s no longer the same. Still, you can travel to certain countries where the current times resemble what we had in the ‘90s in Russia — some people are still living that way. And there are other countries that are already living in the future. And even that can be used to make predictions. For example — this is just a social example — in the United States, it’s forbidden to film a music video or movie on any street without permission; you have to pay for everything. You’re not allowed to build a house without a permit either. Like in Europe, your house must be approved in advance with proper documentation. You can’t even just casually send or receive money on your card — you’re required to declare where the money came from, what it’s for, and why. Take Vietnam, for example. They don’t yet have such regulations — but they will. And I used to say the same thing about Russia: that these rules aren’t there yet, so they’re going to appear. And indeed, it’s already starting to happen in Russia — soon, just like before, you won’t be able to build a house however you want, without a licensed construction company. All the screws will be tightened. But again, I’m not saying that’s bad or good. I’m talking about time, right? Let’s not get lost in these examples. Because I know people tend to drown in such social examples. You enjoy judging countries or people, but that’s not what this is about. Let’s return to deeper philosophy. We’re talking about time, right? Time exists physically — this is how I see it — and it’s present in everything. Absolutely everything. You can even, psychologically and spiritually, meet people who are versions of your past self. You can meet people who are who you will become. And physically, too — you can see people who are what you once were, like children, and see elders who are what you will become. There are other variations as well. You can see how all alchemy happens. You can see how things become what they are over time. In fact, most of what we have — like minerals — are the result of decomposition and crystallization. Oil itself is all decomposed matter. And so everything is physically laid out as time. There’s another interesting point. There’s a concept —