But now isn’t simply now. Now is also a cold reminder: one whole day later than yesterday, one year later than last year. Every now is labeled with its date, rendering all past nows obsolete, until—later or sooner—perhaps—no, not perhaps—quite certainly: it will come.
— Christopher Isherwood, A Single Man
or why should my freedom be judged by another’s conscience? — I Corinthians 10:29