ᴛʜɪs ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀss; ɪᴛ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴs ᴇᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ. ᴍᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪs ᴍᴇʀᴇʟʏ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡs ᴜs ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜɪs ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴛʏ. ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀɴʏ ᴄᴏɴsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛ, ɪᴛ ʜᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴏᴘᴘʀᴇssɪᴠᴇ ᴏʀ ʟɪʙᴇʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғʀᴀᴍᴇᴡᴏʀᴋ ʙʏ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴇxᴘʀᴇssᴇᴅ.
ɪᴛ ʜᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴘᴀᴄɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴsᴛᴀɴᴛ ʟᴏᴏᴘ ᴏғ ᴘᴀsᴛ ʀᴇɢʀᴇᴛs, ᴏʀ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏɴsᴜᴍᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀɴxɪᴇᴛʏ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴀ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ. ᴇᴀᴄʜ ɴᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ғʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ʀᴀɢɪɴɢ ʀɪᴠᴇʀ, ᴇʀᴏᴅɪɴɢ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪs ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ. ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴄᴀsᴇ, ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇs ᴀ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴇʀᴏsɪᴏɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴜʟ. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ɪs ᴀᴡᴀʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ᴄᴏɴsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛ, ʏᴏᴜ ғɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴍᴀɴɪᴘᴜʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ sᴇʟғ-ᴇᴍᴘᴏᴡᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴜᴍ. sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ʜᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴘᴀᴄɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴇʀᴏsɪᴏɴ; ɪᴛ ʜᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ғᴏsᴛᴇʀ ғᴇʀᴍᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.  ᴍᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ sᴇᴛ ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴡᴇ ᴀʟʟ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ sʜᴀᴘᴇ ᴏᴜʀ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴛʏ. ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴇsᴛɪᴍᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴏғ ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ. ɪᴛ ɪs ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀғᴜʟ ғᴏʀᴄᴇs ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ. ᴛʜᴜs, ᴡᴇ ᴍᴜsᴛ sʜɪғᴛ ᴏᴜʀ ғᴏᴄᴜs ғʀᴏᴍ ғɪɢʜᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴡ, ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ɴᴏᴡ.