In the past, which cannot be changed, I take refuge. Right?

Question

K: I am saying an ordinary man can see, after talking over with another, that his whole existence is based on time. And the mind takes refuge in time - in the past. 
DB: What does that mean exactly? How does it take refuge? 
K: Because the past cannot be changed.

Михаил Прянишников · Accepted Answer

Maybe K means that an ordinary man feels he is in danger. In the past nobody can hurt him. 
 
If you have asked for the best words in the best order, I prefer the following: 
 
My mind takes refuse in the past because the past cannot be changed.