Seconds of existence.

....."Every second of existence is a new miracle. Think of the endless possibilities which await us each at every second - paths to the future! We choose only one - who knows where all the other will lead to? This is the eternal wonder, the magnificent uncertainty of each next second, while the past is a steady unfolding carpet of revelations.".....

- Omon Bohzd, Szecr, to Aile Farr on board the Andrei Simic