TIME
Time is , indeed, a complex term , posing a challenge to our complacent mode of specious reasoning ., by presenting a different trajectory of situations. Ever since the Big Bang event , time has come into existence with the dimension of space , dilating The Arrow of Time is moving towards an unspecified direction, with interpretations myriad but not very clear and certain .
On the face of it, it seems like separate entities I.e. past , present and future as mentioned in a calendar. Psychologically speaking, time has been defined as a kind of continuous flow with past , present , and future , merging into one another.
In the matrix of four dimensions of length, breadth , depth, Time is the fourth dimension according to physicists Time and space, being interconnected , are like a carpet, spattered upon, with gravity as the basic principle , warping it in relative terms as depending upon the mass of the object, according to Albert Einstein . .For example, if our spaceship is near a black hole , our clocks will slow down. A fall into the backhoe is the end of time and space with singularity as the invincible force of maddening density of matter into a speck..
That is what the particle physicists say .
Talking of time as a state of continuum , it is then a stream of consciousness . Time is represented as a flow with memory and image as the matrix into which time present and past are mingling. into future , thus creating the illusion of a continuum .
But our obsessions with the traumatic past of childhood memories create different narratives of human psychology in the context of personality disorders I.e. neuroses and psychoses , depending upon the intensity of traumatized childhood , as Sigmund Freud states in his science of psycho – analysis .
Our obsessions alienate us from the basic reality, essential to our sanity, thus creating a cesspool of personality disorders, making a hell of our life . It is, therefore, pertinent to point out that time becomes a quagmire when our obsessions bog us down, enacting horrible situations in our life.
Time assumes a different landscape when our suppressed past stops haunting us . Then, time becomes a crystal-clear stream, ready to merge into the vast ocean.
The rest is left to our imagination to make the most of life by living from moment to moment, delving deep into the enigmas of the Unknown.
Ashok Kapoor
Writer is an alumnus of Govt.College Ludhiana(India ) and has taught English Literatuer for 30 years and retired as Principal of an important college of Punjab (India)
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