the essence of time

Time. The essence that has formed the basis of all our calculations and sciences. But it's far from being the most basic building block of all things in the universe. Rather, it is one of the many complex creations that the Almighty has created for our benefit. What is time?

Time, is motion. It is calculated by studying motion. And it is used to calculate motion. Easy to understand? Perhaps not. I'll explain more clearly then. Time, is calculated by the "movement" of the sun upon its daily cycles round the earth. This movement, takes the form of a day. And its division that of hours and seconds. The slow transferring of sand within an hourglass is the equivalent of time's passage. This method of calculating time is then used to calculate the speed of other moving objects that we see. The difference between the two motions basically represented as speed. Oh what a tangled world we live in.

Now that we have a deeper understanding of time. I wish to get to the real reason for this entry. Time, next to light is probably one of the simplest and yet most complex creation of God. Simplest as it's made only of the most basic building block of all things, yet complex due to the very same fact that it's made of this. Yes, this seems to make very little sense. But you'll see what I mean with time(don't mind the pun).

Motion, is the universe. It is within the vibrating atoms, the speeding energy that we so fondly call light, and even within the tiny electrons that spin around neuclei of atoms. It is everywhere. When The Great Creator made the universe. He formed it by slowing down motion. Matter is made of motion slowed down so much so that it changes from an invisible essence to something that we can touch and feel. It gathers together into masses of particles which we call matter. It is like when drops of water splash off the main body of the river onto the ground. The tend to form puddles and move towards each other. They have slowed down so much that they appear distant and apart from the river itself. And they take on a more stable and permanent form. A puddle. Such is the case for time. When bubbles of motion form within the reality that God Almighty has created for us, they gather together and form small pocket realms. I'd like to see them as planets like our "Earth". Heavenly bodies that move at their own pace and time, being close to stagnation and sepparate from the rest of the river.

This is all a lot to digest. Take a breather before continuing on. Because here, things get a bit wonky.

We've understood that time, is a measurement of motion. Thus, without motion, there can be no time. Correct? Wrong. Without motion, time would probably become its greatest. Without motion, time would then become eternity.

Why you may ask. The reason is this. Motion is a very relative force. In order for something to be in motion, it has to be relative to something else. There has to be an object or point of referrence. Thus, time too is relative. Take a moving object and move it. As it moves, time too moves with it. Following it at a set pace. Something we call speed. But staunch its movement. What happens then? How will this affect time relative to the object? Still can't figure it out?

Here's another hint. Have you ever had this feeling like time's slowing to a direct crawl? When do you find that happening? For the sake of those of you who still can't figure it out, ask me some other time when you're free.

Getting back to it. Without movement, time becomes something without a beginning, or an end. It becomes eternity. So in fact, it is a manifestation, or essence of God Almighty. Yes my friends. He is everywhere around us. Seeing and hearing everything we say and do. And He is invisible. For one of the many ways he presents himself, is in th form of Time. He records everything we do. He watches over us. He flows through us, within us.

Thus is he All Seeing and All Hearing. Such is the greatness of The Almighty and The Eternal. Praise be to him for His power and greatness.