This is a fun first question for our new series...

Eternity to me is simply the continuation of the eternal now. The mind creates the illusion of linear time in a way to measure the probability of future, and for the recollection of past. But eternity can only exist here and now, for how can we qualitatively say there will be a future let alone eternity and who would be around to accurately record it to prove its existence? In the physical dimension, future is only a hypothesis and past can only exist as a memory. But on the other hand, how can we say that time will NOT continue forward in a linear way? For it is only logical that if we could somehow stop time, something would have to exist after it. It's sort of like saying the vastness of the universe is finite, however if one were to reach the end of the universe there would have to be something beyond it, which can only mean there is no limit. As noted, if the universe is therefore infinite, then "time" or the unfolding of events in a sequential manner must be infinite. This is not to say that the measurement of time is precise and governed by strict laws as scientists have shown that "time" can bend, via various cosmic influence of which gravity is one. Because matter consists of constantly moving molecules, energy cannot cease to exist. Therefore, in an infinite universe where energy has been established there must be a constant state of motion as energy cannot be motionless. Motion dictates that a thing (a molecule, atom, proton, etc) must follow a process of traveling a distance from occupying one space to occupying another. Again, because energy cannot be destroyed, it follows that motion must continue ad infinitum, and therefore eternity, as related to time must also continue ad infinitum. Energy, the universe, and eternity are all limitless.

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