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“时间的流沙是一个复杂的隐喻，作为历史学家，我们必须要搞清楚它的意义。我们不是在这个沙坑中嬉戏然后找到所有埋藏的石块。历史本身并不是要揭露事实的真相或者找回失落的智慧。相反，“时间的流沙”与我们理智的思考相互混合成为一块透明的玻璃。而我们是制作眼镜的工匠，将那玻璃打磨成镜片，再层层相叠。有时候，眼前的景象变得更加清晰，有时候，却变得阴暗模糊。我们不能改变时间的流沙，我们只能让我们的镜片更加的锐利。”

—— 哈哇·茜莎，玛塔利的一位历史学家

“The sands of time is a complex metaphor, and as historians, we must understand its meaning. We are not here to play in a sandbox and find all the hidden rocks. History is not the unraveling of truth or unearthing forgotten knowledge. Rather, 'the sands of time' are mixed with our rational minds to form glass. We are opticians, further carving that glass into lenses, which are layered together. Sometimes the view becomes clearer; other times, opaque. We cannot change the sands of time: We can only sharpen our lenses.”

-Hiva Shesha, A History of the Matari People