The end conditions of the universe are just as symmetrical as the beginning conditions of the universe, under various cosmological models including the popular

The end conditions of the universe are just as symmetrical as the beginning conditions of the universe, under various cosmological models including the popular and oft subscribed to 'Heat Death.' This means that we are not simply connected to the past by cause and effect -- we're also coupled to the future. For any specific end to come about, our experiences must be constrained. In differential equations, we use the boundary conditions to solve for the dynamical behavior in the time interval between them. In analysis, we use the existing conditions in a process called 'analytic continuation' to recover the whole process. In fractals or the physical theories surrounding them (AdS/CFT correspondence), the boundary determines the bulk. So if you have only the frame/margins of an M.C Escher tesselation, the entire inside foreground (the bulk) can be recovered by gradually painting in what's missing. So we are more of a continuation of both the past and the future than simply a remnant of the past. While the past may have pushed us, the future attracts us.