Time, Conceptualization, and Definition

We had found that little Western-style house first, yet now we no longer wanted to stay inside it.

The same person could have different thoughts at different points in time. Even I had failed to notice that.

I smiled bitterly to myself. I had even overlooked my own thoughts.

"Looking at it this way, what I thought at every point in time really was different. And I've realized that the thoughts of every version of me are swelling. That doesn't seem logical, because as time moves forward, won't they eventually become the current me?"

I truly could not make sense of it.

Ye Jinghong said, "What's so hard to understand? If there were only one you, then as time passed, you would indeed arrive at your current state of mind. But things have changed. Several versions of you from different points in time suddenly appeared at once. Those versions of you gather together, and what does a crowd become? It becomes a world of rivalries. Every one of you has your own little schemes. To put it bluntly, every one of you wants to seize control over everything."

Ying Gou nodded lightly. "That's right. It seems you really have human nature figured out."

Ye Jinghong said calmly, "It's nothing. When you've seen enough, nothing surprises you anymore."

I understood as well and sighed. "It seems the version of me who stayed silent from the start has the deepest thoughts. Do you think they might be manifestations of my many personalities?"

Ye Jinghong smiled. "That isn't wrong. In short, the state of mind at that point in time determines the nature of the you who appears from that time."

We arrived by the sea.

The waves kept crashing against the shore.

I sat down on the beach, and Ye Jinghong and