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There are moments in history when the world shifts—not in small, incremental ways, but in seismic, irreversible transformations. To navigate such times wisely, it is imperative that we learn to recognize where we stand in the arc of history. Every era carries within it the weight of the past, the demands of the present, and the unseen forces of the future pressing upon it. As Sohail Inayatullah has observed, the future is not a distant horizon but an active force shaping the present, just as the past continues to exert its influence in ways we do not always recognize.