My three children define me.
Without them I am nothing.
My most active child is constantly busy.
My second child stays the same but is always growing.
I just don't know about my third child.
Who am I?
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$\begingroup$ +1. This might be better: "My most active child is constantly busy." "My second child stays the same but is always growing." and "And I just don't know about my third child". I would swap the first and second children because the one has to come before the other. $\endgroup$ – bgmCoder Apr 8 '15 at 0:30
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1$\begingroup$ @BGM I really like your suggestions so the riddle has been revised accordingly. Thank you. $\endgroup$ – Michael Rize May 29 '15 at 6:29
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Answer:
Father Time
The three children are:
Past time, Present time, and Future time
Explanation:
Without them I am nothing:
Father Time cannot exist without time itself.
My most active child is a doer:
The Present is always working
My third child is a mystery:
The Future is a mystery to everyone
My first child is the opposite of the third:
The Past has already happened; the Future has not.
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1$\begingroup$ Bravo! This was solved much faster than I thought. $\endgroup$ – Michael Rize Feb 17 '15 at 2:13
