From: Richard Loggins (brloggins@yahoo.com)
Date: Sat Feb 21 2004 - 04:19:52 GMT
Brian,
Robert Pirsig talks about the Hopi indians having no
words in there language for time, but not that the
future is behind and the past is in front. I don't
know where it is in Lila, however.
Rich
--- "Berlin, Brian D." <bdberlin@utmb.edu> wrote:
> I'm trying to find the source of an idea that I
> heard or read somewhere.
> I'm thinking it may have been written in Lila, but
> can't seem to locate
> the passage.
>
> It described an indian tribe's view of time. For
> most cultures, people
> envision the future as before them (in front of
> them) and the past
> behind them. But for this tribe, they envisioned
> the past to be forward
> of them since they can readily see what has
> happened. They envisioned
> the future being behind them, as it cannot be seen.
>
> Does anyone recall if this idea was written in one
> of Pirsig's books?
> If so, which book and which chapter (if you recall)?
> Does it ring any
> bells with anyone?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Brian Berlin
>
>
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