年輪 | 年年齡 8 | Cumulative concept of time, 12

The younger tree is still here, for it is inner part of the present tree.

This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. Author: Lawrence Murray from Perth, Australia

present-self of the tree = younger-self of the tree + the outer layers [1]

— Me@2011.09.10

[1] This is not scientifically accurate. But it is a good analogy for illustrating the cumulative nature of time.

2011.09.11 Sunday (c) All rights reserved by ACHK