Beyond the second: A personal exploration

 

This is my second article. In my first article, I stated my perspective that time can be viewed as an illusionary instrument used to organize sequences in a specific order.

In this article, I will try to explain my perception of the existence of time, drawing connections to fundamental forces and the structure of the universe.

Gravity attracts mass, causing it to pull downwards. Between gravitational interactions and mass, there is space. According to Einstein's theory of General Relativity, when gravity attracts and pulls mass downwards, it curves spacetime. This curvature acts as a path, influencing the movement of objects; high-mass objects attract low-mass objects, causing the low-mass objects to move along the curved paths created. This movement through space and the separation or distance involved are integral to how we perceive and measure the passage of time. Light, which consists of photons with no rest mass, also travels through spacetime, following its own path. Even light can have its path altered by strong gravitational fields due to the curvature of spacetime, a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing. It's important to note that, within General Relativity, spacetime itself is not a static, unchanging backdrop; it is dynamic and influenced by the presence of mass and energy. While gravity and mass play a major role in shaping spacetime, which includes time, we also associate time with space because space provides the arena within which events unfold and changes occur, allowing us to observe the progression we call time.

Consider a hypothetical scenario "there is no gravity and there no mass still space but time can't"

Let's see how our brains perceive time.

It's important to consider this perspective because ultimately, individual feeling makes time seem more real.

Here's an analogy: Imagine two jugs, one filled with water and the other empty. Once you start pouring water from the full jug to the empty one, the water travels through the space between the jugs. We can then calculate the duration it takes for the water to move and potentially fill the empty jug – this duration is a measure of time based on the observed change. In this scenario, the water's movement through space provides a context for us to quantify and experience time. Constant is zero change started is 1 and change completed is greater than 0 and 1.

What if everything were constant, with no change or movement at any scale? In such a scenario, our familiar experience and measurement of time would likely cease to have meaning. 

Time becomes vital when there are changes and processes. Building a house, for example, involves laying down bricks one by one; this is a timely process. A house cannot be built the right way without following this sequence. This shows that time also acts as a fundamental reality, particularly from the perspective of the house's construction. The house is also a reality, and within its creation, time plays a fundamental role. However, if you shift your perspective to the bricks themselves, the bricks are also a reality; they exist even if there is no house. Therefore time is fundamental to all changes.

Sometimes, time acts in seemingly weird ways.

When you sleep, time flies faster. Why? The answer may be that your consciousness and brain are at rest. When you wake up, you may remember dreams but not the experience of time passing.

When you spend time with loved ones, time goes by faster.

When you spend time in an awkward moment, time goes by slowly. 

In these scenarios, time appears to act differently, or our brains perceive it differently. Maybe because of focus and thoughts flow. When you stop your thoughts time fly faster When your thoughts increase time goes slowly in those two cases but in the case of dream remembering dream but not experience time makes us think time is complex even perceiving time.

Spiritual Perspective:

In Shaivism, Shiva is a formless god, with no end and no beginning, no birth and death. Space is considered a manifestation of Shiva, and just as space is associated with time, so too is Shiva. Shiva is often considered to be beyond time that's nothing but shiva exists even though there is no time,Perhaps space is also beyond time.space gives arena to time may be this is why shiva also called as mahakal. 

Conclusion:

Ultimately, our perception of time is a complex interplay between the fundamental structure of the universe, as described by physics, and the subjective experience shaped by our consciousness and the changes we observe. Whether time is an illusion or a fundamental reality, its impact on our existence and our perception of it is undeniable.