title: The time that was taken from us
abstract: War means a fundamental break in personal and societal timelines. At first, the future becomes threatened because human beings cease to control even their physical existence. It is also a time of radical openness when people learn to anticipate the most diverse scenarios, and each new development can overturn previous experiences and expectations. Then, slowly, the past is lost: it hurts too much; it is too far away. War becomes an overwhelming present, a moment-in-making that grows both in the 