My extended family is in crisis because my cousins who stayed in our home country plan everything around religious and seasonal cycles while those of us in America operate on individualistic linear timelines and we can't coordinate visits or major family decisions anymore.
More people experience this than they realize.
Geographic separation creates temporal separation that fragments family identity across different relationships to time.
“Where Are You with Linear vs. cyclical time — cultural differences?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.