When the Grand Clock stabilized,
three axes of ordering emerged.
They were not chosen.
They were inevitable.
The Second Hand — The Past
What had already occurred
and could no longer change.
The Minute Hand — The Present
What persisted long enough
to be acted upon.
The Hour Hand — The Future
What was permitted to arrive
only if consistency allowed it.
These were not metaphors.
They were constraints.
Reality could now move—
but only along approved directions.