The Clockmaker Who Didn’t Believe in Time
Crafting Eternity From Gears
A brilliant clockmaker built thousands of clocks but believed time didn’t truly exist. His clocks were meant to remind people not of hours, but of presence. Each clock ticked irregularly, forcing owners to stop relying on measurement and start relying on awareness. When the clockmaker died, his clocks stopped completely — not broken, but finished. People kept them anyway, as reminders that living mattered more than timing.
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