Then came, at a predetermined moment, a moment in time
and of time,
A moment not out of time, but in time, in what we call history:
transecting, bisecting the world of time,
a moment in time but not like a moment of time,
A moment in time but time was made through that moment:
for without the meaning there is no time,
and that moment of time gave the meaning.
—T.S. Eliot, Choruses from “The Rock”, VII, as found for example there (page 107).
Second day of Christmas: Joseph takes a nap as visitors start to arrive to see the new baby. Adoration of the Shepherds by Mantegna, 1450s. pic.twitter.com/ivsRhugP9h
— Dr. Peter Paul Rubens (@PP_Rubens) December 26, 2020