A small aged brass hourglass with almost no sand left in the top, casting a long soft shadow on a dark blue background.

Original artwork, not a still

William Parrish

65 years. Don't they go by in a blink?

— Meet Joe Black  ·  1998

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

A long span of life is measured against the speed of a blink. The question invites recognition of how different time can feel in memory from how it passes day by day. Its brevity mirrors the surprise of looking back and finding so much already gone.

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