Isn't how one naturally experiences a human lifetime transcendent across all of time?

Honestly the only way I can even consider this idea is to look at five year olds.. They are old enough to be self aware and curious, and old enough to adequately articulate most of their thoughts, but are still young enough that they haven't been too influenced by being forced to conform to any strict societal mores or rules. Even if a child has been raised secluded from the rest of the world, it is generally a five year old's nature to ask questions and if asked, form independent ideas. After that, their minds, our minds, begin to be molded by nurturing, teaching, disciplines, etc. I really think a clroom of kindergarteners would give you a better answer to this than most of the higher minds of history.