You haven't given us too much context to work with, so this is more of a guess than an answer. " Could you provide more information about the passage or paragraph this came from?
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KJinCali79 I do not think these sentences are well-written. Awkward tenses and word choice. From what I can decipher, I believe "near" may mean "soon" or "recent" in this case. Meaning, something has occurred, but it is too soon to think about it, evaluate it, or reflect upon it.thank you very much for your help.
JohnParisYes, I'd say that is what the author means.Is the author a native English speaker?Is the book a translation?This may or may not explain why we feel that the piece is not particularly well written.I agree it is rather exotic, the writer is a native speaker from 1960, me not, so your help is really appreciated.