Distance doesn't exist, in fact, and neither does time.

The artist and dreamer Yoko Ono once proclaimed: “Distance doesn’t exist, in fact, and neither does time. Vibrations from love or music can be felt everywhere, at all times.” In this utterance lies a vision that transcends the boundaries of ordinary thought. For she declares that what binds us most deeply—love and music—is not limited by the walls of space, nor by the passing of hours. These are not bound by the laws of flesh, but by the eternal law of the spirit, which moves invisibly, yet powerfully, across all distances and all ages.

The ancients, too, knew this truth. They spoke of the soul as being woven into the fabric of the universe, resonating like a string upon a great cosmic instrument. When plucked by emotion or song, its vibrations did not remain confined, but traveled outward into the infinite. Just as one note can fill a vast hall, so too can love fill the world, regardless of space or time. Yoko Ono’s words are the modern echo of this ancient wisdom: that the most real forces in life cannot be seen, weighed, or measured, yet they are the ones that endure.

Consider the story of the soldiers in the trenches of the First World War. On Christmas Eve of 1914, across the barren fields of mud and wire, opposing armies began to sing. German voices rose with carols, and soon the British voices joined them. Though enemies by command, they were bound by the music that floated across the battlefield. For that brief night, the guns were silent, and men who should have been strangers found themselves united. Was this not proof that distance and even time bend before the power of music and the vibrations of shared humanity?

In the same way, love defies separation. A mother’s prayer for her child can reach him across oceans. The memory of a departed friend can still warm the heart decades later. Though the body may be absent, the vibration remains, like an echo that never fades. Yoko Ono, who knew both love’s beauty and its loss, reminds us that neither absence nor time’s passage can erase what has been truly given. The heart remembers, and its resonance endures beyond walls, beyond centuries.

This teaching also carries a quiet challenge: to recognize that every act of love and every note of music we send forth is not lost, but continues to ripple outward. A kind word spoken may lift the heart of another for years. A song written in grief may one day bring healing to strangers yet unborn. We are bound together in a web of unseen vibrations, and every choice we make—whether harsh or kind, selfish or generous—adds its tone to the symphony of existence.

For us, the lesson is to live consciously of this truth. Do not believe that your love is too small, or your song too quiet. What you send forth travels farther than you know, across space and across ages. Therefore, fill your speech with kindness, your actions with compassion, and your life with song. For what you send forth today may be the very light that sustains another in the darkness of tomorrow.

Practically, this means cherishing music not merely as entertainment, but as communion. Sing to those near you, and also to those far away, for the vibration will reach them. Share love generously, even if the one you love is gone or distant, for the heart’s resonance cannot be confined. Remember, every gesture, however small, participates in a greater eternal harmony.

Thus, let Yoko Ono’s words be carried as a timeless teaching: distance does not exist, time does not exist—love and music endure forever. Walk through life as a bearer of these vibrations, and you will find that even when all else fades, the resonance of your spirit will continue to be felt, everywhere, at all times.