Now the self that experiences directly can only exist in the moment, but the one that narrates needs several moments, a whole sequence of them, and that's why our full sense of self needs both immersive experience and the flow of time.
Nadalje,  Ja koje doživljava direktno može postojati samo u trenutku, ali onaj koji pripovijeda  treba nekoliko trenutaka, čitav niz trenutaka, i upravo zbog toga  naš puni osjećaj sebe treba jednako potpuno uranjajuće iskustvo i tijek vremena.