10/01/2025
Have you ever thought about how things in the world become real? Like, is something real only when you look at it? Scientists who study really, really tiny things—like particles of light called photons—have discovered something amazing. They found that a photon doesn’t decide whether it’s a wave or a particle until someone measures it. Even crazier, sometimes scientists make that decision after the photon has already traveled! That means what happened in the past isn’t really set until someone in the present looks at it. Weird, right?
This is called the Delayed-Choice Experiment, and it’s kind of like watching a movie where the ending changes the beginning. Imagine watching a superhero movie where, at the end, the hero makes a choice that suddenly changes what happened in the first scene. That’s a bit like what happens with these photons. The present moment can change how we understand the past.
But here’s the cool part: this strange idea in science also shows up in old stories and holy books. In the Bible, there’s a story where a potter is making a pot, but it doesn’t turn out right. So he reshapes it into something new. Just like the photon, the clay’s past wasn’t final—it could be reshaped depending on what the potter decided in the moment. That tells us that sometimes, the past is still soft, like clay, and we can help shape it.
Other holy books say similar things. In the Jewish mystical book called the Zohar, it says that if someone feels really sorry for doing something wrong and wants to change, then even their past mistakes can become something good. That’s like saying, “What you do now matters so much, it can change the meaning of what happened before.” That’s not just forgiving—that’s rewriting the story. It’s kind of like time-traveling with your heart.
Some scientists even believe time isn’t like a straight road from past to future. It might be more like a web, where your choices send ripples in all directions—past, present, and future. That sounds just like what many spiritual traditions teach: that we are not just watching life happen. We are part of making it happen, even shaping it, every moment with our thoughts, actions, and love.
So what does this all mean for us? It means you matter. What you choose, what you believe, and how you love—all of that changes the world, and maybe even changes how the story was told before. The world isn’t just a movie you watch. It’s more like a game you play, or a song you sing, where every note you play shapes the music that came before and after.
So next time you think, “I can’t change the past,” remember the photon, the potter, and the stories that say otherwise. With awareness, kindness, and courage, the world becomes something new—and you’re part of making it real.
