![]() ![]() It may include anywhere from one pitch to a long series of pitches, conversations between the pitcher and catcher, and maybe some foul balls. The duration of her or his at-bat can be considered a Kairos “moment” in time, defined by the quality of the experience. A batter who is up when the game is tied with a runner on third base feels a lot more pressure than if the score is not close and the bases are empty. But from the baseball player’s perspective, some moments are more important than others. From a Chronos perspective all times in the game are equivalent. Propitious momentsĬonsider a baseball game. In contrast, the concept of Kairos time has more to do with the quality or propitiousness of the moment. The theory of relativity devised by Einstein refers to time in the Chronos sense, where the seconds tick by at different rates for different frames of reference. It is how we define “chronological order” and how we tend to think of history. Chronos refers to the incessant ticking of seconds into the future. The ancient Greeks distinguished between “Chronos” time and “Kairos” time. Yet the notion of “kairos” developed by the ancient Greeks provides an alternate way to consider time, and one which aligns well with the process of meaningful history selection and the experience of synchronicity. Is it possible that there can be different notions of time? With the success of the modern clock, it’s hard to imagine any other way to measure time than counting the seconds. ![]()
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