Settlers and farmers are more accustomed to a circulation of time in which all things and events always return to a seemingly starting point. This concept of time is like a plant which retracts to their embryonic stage and repeats the process of maturation to death over and over again.

Nomads and traders are always on their way, traveling enables them to be more accustomed to a rather linear form of time. Linear time helps to measure progress towards a goal or destination and the degree to which it is approaching. Therefore every moment is unique and unrepeatable. This approach encourages taking risks, living life to the fullest, and seizing the moment.

I would consider that experiments and creations are more likely to be accomplished in such state.

Though, it is very demanding to obtain such a state during lockdown, and it becomes difficult to carry out long-term progressive work and creation. The attempts we make during lockdown are unavoidably more likely to be brief and repetitive. Such repetition will lead to a situation where even if there’s effort made in every single day, the progress is still indistinctive in short terms. And this is the main factor why I think it causes disappointments and depressions. When we realize that what changes through time are irreversible, the feeling of loss and sadness becomes our everyday experience. ”