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You want to examine life, to experience it, and yet in some way find in time a safe dimension apart from time. What you want is a second life in life, in which to appreciate and examine life’s experience. The ordinary distractions of life immediately then cause conflict. On the one hand, they are living, these distractions. They are life. On the other hand, they rob you in time of that second life you want, in which to examine your experiences.
Now obviously, if you cut down distractions, or all experiences, there would be little left to enjoy or examine. You both tried to find a framework in which you could have two lives at once in that regard—and putting those two together is taking some doing.
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Think of the entire 24-hour period, however. If the two of you stick together, there will be no problem, and particularly if you view this not as a schedule but as a way in which you want to mix time and timelessness, and merge the “two lives” that each of you try to live in the one life. Distractions may occur, but you can deal with them if your attitudes are clear, and if you see that overall you are doing what you want. Then any distractions will not be that important.
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