Many minutes had gone by. It started raining again and more water touched and seeped into the moss bed. I remembered to go about my day, which seemed a bit absurd, if not insignificant in front of a moss bed. This, then, is the first lesson that moss taught me: [you can touch Time. Not our human ti…

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Many minutes had gone by. It started raining again and more water touched and seeped into the moss bed. I remembered to go about my day, which seemed a bit absurd, if not insignificant in front of a moss bed. This, then, is the first lesson that moss taught me: [you can touch Time. Not our human time, not even mammal time, but Earth Time.] Hours later, when I returned from my chores in the city, the sporophytes were still there, still holding water.     Can someone please explain the sentence between [..]

abhi · Answer

Moss are like ancient trees. They have existed since eternity. The author draws parallels between other mortal life time in comparison with the moss's existance.

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