It’s 5:40 a.m.
Good morning from Richmond, Virginia.
I cycled 2.5 miles today, starting from the furthest edge of my university to the State’s capitol building, then back.
It’s now 5:42 a.m.
And it just turned to the 43rd minute of the hour of 5; 17 minutes from 6 a.m.
Do you know the meaning of “am?”
It’s something we all accepted as sort of a law that represents the time before mid-day; before noon.
It means ante merīdiem, which is Latin for “Before noon.”
And to add to our knowledge, P.M. means Post meridiem.
Thus we can conclude, from using the distributive property,
Meridiem means noon.
THE POINT
If you suddenly feel a shy spark warming the mind, called curiosity, give that spark a chance to grow into a fire.
It’s now 5:54 ante meridiem, satisfy your timid curiosity today.
With Love and Sincerity
Jose Michael Rubio