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'''Living Time''' was a [[Forerunner]] philosophical concept relating to the flow of time and "the joy of life's interaction with the Cosmos."<ref name="c267">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 267''</ref>{{Ref/Site|Id=CryptumGlossary|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/text/cryptum-glossary/62e29c59-a3f9-4b63-af76-def71fda5459|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Cryptum Glossary|D=14|M=03|Y=2014|LocalArchive=Halo: Cryptum/Glossary}} It was the founding concept behind the [[Mantle]], and seemingly drew from the [[Precursor]] philosophy of [[neural physics]] which postulated that the entire universe was a living entity enriched by the collective experience of ever-changing life.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 365, 367''</ref> According to the premise of Living Time, struggle, competition and even war were not at odds with the harmony of the cosmos, as they were regarded as a natural part of life. However, excessive and needless cruelty as well as destruction were seen as introducing an imbalance to the harmony of Living Time.{{Ref/Reuse|c267}}
'''Living Time''' was a [[Forerunner]] philosophical concept relating to the flow of time and "the joy of life's interaction with the Cosmos."<ref name="c267">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 267''</ref>{{Ref/Site|Id=CryptumGlossary|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/text/cryptum-glossary/62e29c59-a3f9-4b63-af76-def71fda5459|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Cryptum Glossary|D=14|M=03|Y=2014|LocalArchive=Halo: Cryptum/Glossary}} It was the founding concept behind the [[Mantle]], and seemingly drew from the [[Precursor]] philosophy of [[neural physics]] which postulated that the entire universe was a living entity enriched by the collective experience of ever-changing life.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 365, 367''</ref> According to the premise of Living Time, struggle, competition and even war were not at odds with the harmony of the cosmos, as they were regarded as a natural part of life. However, excessive, and needless cruelty and destruction were seen as introducing an imbalance to the harmony of Living Time.{{Ref/Reuse|c267}}


The philosophy of Living Time viewed time as an infinite series of twisting and entangling streams—known as world-lines—intrinsically tied to the notion of fate.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 235'' (''"It arises from the skill and the will of my life-mate, my wife, the Librarian, who sees much farther than I do down the twining streams of Living Time."'')</ref> Metaphysical junctures of Living Time where the world-lines of individual entities connected and were bound together were known as [[synchron]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 57''</ref> While it was common for these points in time to go entirely unnoticed, a particularly potent synchron could be felt by a Forerunner as a momentary and very concrete realization of the linkages of world-lines between themselves and other individuals sharing their fate.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 60'' (''"The synchron was definitely upon me. By the sensations that crept up and down my back and my neck, I sensed that a connective loop of world-lines would bind me for a long time—perhaps forever—to the two humans waiting in the dark, back at the stone circle."'')</ref>
The philosophy of Living Time viewed time as an infinite series of twisting and entangling streams—known as world-lines—intrinsically tied to the notion of fate.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 235'' (''"It arises from the skill and the will of my life-mate, my wife, the Librarian, who sees much farther than I do down the twining streams of Living Time."'')</ref> Metaphysical junctures of Living Time where the world-lines of individual entities connected and were bound together were known as [[synchron]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 57''</ref> While it was common for these points in time to go entirely unnoticed, a particularly potent synchron could be felt by a Forerunner as a momentary and very concrete realization of the linkages of world-lines between themselves and other individuals sharing their fate.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 60'' (''"The synchron was definitely upon me. By the sensations that crept up and down my back and my neck, I sensed that a connective loop of world-lines would bind me for a long time—perhaps forever—to the two humans waiting in the dark, back at the stone circle."'')</ref>

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