Time

1. August 2008 by admin.

The nature of time is endless and deep, just as the vast expanse of space itself. As space expands at an accelerating rate, according to the open curvature of the universe, so does time. The past moves away from us, as the Earth rotates, orbits the Sun, and the Sun orbits the center of the galaxy, every second, every minute, and every year. What we consider to be the past, our precious moments, are so far away, light-years beyond our present location. And we can never return to the exact location we once were, in the ever changing grid of the universe.

The future, being equally as elusive, remains a dim shadow, only to be lighted by our thoughts translated into action. Although we do not know the ultimate fate of universe, whether there will be an end to all things, we should seek to understand the present and what factors brought the present into being.

Time does not flow as we perceive it to be. From a purely physical standpoint, only the present exists. What is considered the past, falls under “does not exist” boundaries and infinite limits. The past then, was designed to be locked into place and irretrievable from a data standpoint; the past does not exist. In a four-dimensional model of the universe, time does not flow but experiences continuous behavior, like a smooth curve on the width and interval of Planck time and space.

As much as we create the future, we create the past. Our power to influence the nature of time itself is analogous to large waves emanating all from the present moment, which is the epicenter. This is because whenever we do something in the present, it becomes the past. So if time is a metal ruler, and we place a thin dark blue sliding marker as the present moment, everything to the left side of the marker is considered irretrievable and called the past of the past, much like the past participle in grammar. As we move the marker, simulating the movement of time, the area that is covered by the movement, which we can imagine as shaded red, to be called the past, since after we finish moving the marker, what was originally known as the present and the future has become the past. So perhaps the future is the past. From a scientific standpoint, we cannot tell the difference. The law of entropy is symmetric for both past and future, so entropy increases for both the past and the future. The increase of entropy in the past is counter-intuitive and does not correpond to our memories, and the arrow of time, arbitrary. Thus, the past can only be created from the present.

Since the human mind is a quantum computer itself, time is subject to even more subjective interpretation, as Einstein noted, depending on the activity of neurons, often passing by more quickly in meditation and more slowly during intensive information processing. No final word exists on the purpose or the nature of time itself, taken from the interpretations of various cultures and religions around the world, and thus time cannot be understood by anyone except oneself.

One has often heard from those who advocate living in the present, but such words ring hollow without the right mindframe. Carpe Diem is not enough; every moment is precious, whether it being seemingly dull routine or one-in-a-lifetime experience. During our pleasant moments, we should appreciate the full experience of the world. When angered, when irritated, we should remember that only the present matters to us, and that we should not let anyone or anything affect us. Old age too, is not a limiting factor towards our experiencing of the world, as age represents our greater spiritual growth as a higher intelligence life form, provided that we have taken care of ourselves during youth.

If evil shall befall oneself, then one’s most important job is to endure. Every challenge should be taken up with eagerness, for without hardship, there is no serenity.

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