personal identity
is the fact of self-consciousness
we can say 'I am here'
and 'here' - the space of me - me in space
is a given
a given - overwritten by time
so space provides us with a sense of place
and we are always 'in place'
time
is the denial of place
a denial we do not sense
one though - we know on reflection
(we are always on reflection - 'out of time')
hence
at the centre of consciousness
the paradox
I am / I am not
any description I make of myself will entail this paradox
it is the paradox of space and time
space is negated by time
'here' - is gone in the moment of it's acknowledgment -
from the point of view of time we are left with the illusion
of space (place)
time negated by space
my sense of place overrides the passing of time -
place is eternal - hence time the illusion
consciousness - awareness
transcends this paradox
my awareness of myself
my sense of self
is an ideal posit
of consciousness
a function if you like that - stands apart from its
reflections and analyses - in this case - a meta
reflection and analysis - of space and time
