Time appears as a result of our actions, and vanishes when we neglect or ignore it. It is something that springs to life under our influence, but falls into a state of hibernation, even non-existence, if we do not direct our energy toward it. It is a subservient, passive essence, and, most importantly, one dependent on man.
(Kapuściński, Ryszard, 1998: The Shadow of the Sun; Victoria et al: Penguin: 2001: 17)
COMMEDIA DELLA VITA OR PÁNTA RÊI'S FIRM GROUND 