Backwards

   There are differences in how the conscious and unconscious parts of the mind work.  This has probably been well covered before but might be worth explaining with an example.

   Let's say you're at a park and people watching (not people stalking). If there's a path for bicycles and a rider goes by you might wonder to yourself a few things.

   Those might be something like:

• How long it will take for the bicycle to pass out of sight?
• How much farther will the bicycle travel in the next 10 seconds?

   It would seem like you're asking questions without answers.

   But that way of looking at it is backwards.

   For some very odd reason it's knowledge of an answer that leads to the question.  And once the question is asked the answer is waiting (though not always in a clear or final form).

   This is how the unconscious part of the mind processes.  It exists in the now with all the information our senses can provide.  It operates on those as facts (let's call them truths) so provides the basis for foresight.

   The conscious part of the mind provides the basis for hindsight.  But when a mind is most whole the distinction doesn't exist.  Foresight and hindsight are from the combined efforts that both parts of the mind contribute.

   So if you tend to get things backwards...

   .sith teg uoY 

The people I know with answers won't give them when asked.  So I have a few Questions.