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.
KeywordsOrigination of TimeFlow of TimeArrow of TimeEssence of TimeMultilevel Universe
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