This study is based on
the notion that every entity has two inseparable parts: the imperceptible
existence and the perceptible body. Existence is comprised of space, time, and
consciousness. These characteristics manifest in the perceptible forms of capability,
activity, and awareness, respectively. The findings of this study suggest that
physically (atoms), biologically (vegetation), psychologically (animals), and
intellectually living entities (humans) have their own existences in the
following elements: space (capability), time (activity), and consciousness
(awareness). This study aims to discuss the context of time by visualizing the
phenomenon in which the present penetrates the space fabric by touching
consciousness and establishing self-sustaining life, termed as an entity. The
second part of this study suggests that the negative and positive loops
represent the future and the past in a sinusoidal wave, and the base line in
between represents the continuous present. A small change occurs with each oscillation
or wavelength, which increases entropy. The unit “change” occurs within one
wavelength, which should be treated as the smallest unit of time. This unit may
differ from the prevalent unit of time, which is measured based on duration.
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