In this text, Ladislav Hejdánek critically re-evaluates the traditional concept of causality. He rejects the mechanical understanding of causation as a linear chain or the identity of cause and effect (causa aequat effectum). He emphasizes that the causal nexus is defined by the character of events and temporal contexts, strictly excluding the simultaneity of cause and effect. The author points out that an effect contains more than its cause, as it results from a plurality of contributing influences. Causality is interpreted here not as mere inertia or permanence, but as an active reaction of the effect to the cause. The effect relates to the cause by adopting its structures and maintaining its efficacy even after the cause is no longer current. The text distinguishes between a genuine causative relationship and mere temporal continuity or the existence of long-term structures. The key element is the active process where an event incorporates past structures into its own realization, creating a complex web of historical and event-based connections.