The Definition Of Time

Time, what is time, and why is it important? Well time is a concept that humans’ brains can perceive, in fact their brains basically construct the past, the present, and the future. Basically, time is a measurement system, and without it the human race wouldn’t have ever existed. Humans have a very simple understanding of time, and they still do not understand its full potential. Humans only understand the measurement of time, and the manipulation and capturing of time overwhelms them. To this day the only way humans have captured time is their memory, and even then they still get it wrong sometimes.

This really had an impact on me because it occurred to me that perhaps that’s why risks are so galvanizing yet simultaneously petrifying. Opportunities allow us to discover what we are capable of achieving. They allow us to seek the parts of us that we were too afraid of coming in tact with because we didn’t want to get hurt.

Many physicists believe time does not exist. Einstein proved through the theory of relativity that time is not an absolute quantity(Jones). Things do not change because of time; time passes on. Change occurs internally. Meaning things change themselves. Humans use time as a measurement of the perpetual change. People say time is not real because clocks exist, but clocks are just rhythmic objects(Lanza). The rhythmic ticking of clocks to measure events that occur, such as, day, night, and the rotation of the sun are used to make sense of life(Lanza). Since these devices exist in our everyday life it becomes difficult for people to grasp the concept that time is not real(Lanza). This moment right now is what is believed to be present, but when the sentence ends the moment is gone. The “now” never stops(Callender). So how could time have a flow if you can not pinpoint an exact moment? The past is just a memory; the future is yet to happen. Not every moment is perceived the same by another person(Meijer). Our brains and mindsets are not identical.

Imagine you wanted to be an artist, or a musician, or a politician, or whatever you want to do. What if you tried and succeeded and made a career off of what you loved to do and everyday you were so thankful you took that chance? What if someone told you no? They stated you that you can’t do that; you have to do this. That you can’t be an artist you have to be an accountant and spend your every waking moment in an office. What if? Life is all about taking risks and if your lucky your dreams come true. However, there is no such thing as luck. Luck is when chance meets opportunity. In Krik? Krak!, we see a girl who wants to be a writer; but she can’t because it is not what she is advised to be. She is having trouble with her identity. Because of the oppression from her mom, she is unlucky. She has the

As anonymously stated, "You were not brought into this world to live life on neutral; you were created to stand up and take substantial risks." It's essential to take chances for you evict regrets and could gain greater opportunities.

Nicola Yoon is an influential author who believes that in order to succeed everyone needs to take risks. First of all, Nicola said, “You're not living if you're not regretting.” She instructs everyone that they should make most of the opportunities that are presented, even if they end up being a total fail.“Everything's a risk. Not doing anything is a risk. It's up to you.” Clearly, Nicola is trying to demonstrate that sometimes everyone needs to take chances in order to thrive. Also, she stated, “You can't predict the future. It turns out that you can't predict the past either.” Finally, the author claims that everything happens for a reason. Sometimes people have to fall in order to get to their highest point of accomplishment. In conclusion,

Numbers, simple lines connected to each other in different ways. Yet these simple configurations of lines have created the basis for all living things. Measurements of any kind require the use of these mere human constructs. The numbers 185463 are no different: they’re just numbers. However, humans are able to understand them in so many different ways.

As these popular lyrics suggest, the world around us rarely contributes to providing us ideal opportunities. Rather, chances are seized by individuals, through their own free will. Similar to a game of cards, nature and chance do not always hand individuals the most ideal situations to work with, and more often than not, people end up in scenarios where all odds are stacked against them. These are the situations which shape an individual’s life paths; because from there on, the individual’s own will is what guides his or her future, regardless of what situation they were initially put in by chance. Although some Social Darwinists may argue that people who are best suited

A wise man once said to me “How do you know it is the right decision if you never make it.” This is true because you will never see what is ahead of you do not jump the wall and see what is on the other side. If you take a risk it can be a blessing or a curse for you social, physical, and mental abilities. This is why I prefer to take that risk instead of sitting around and waiting to see

If humans never accepted the concept of time, how would we function? We take for granted that when we are told to be somewhere, that we are also given a time to be there. I can lay out my Mondays by just using times. Wake

People see failure as the worst thing that could happen, but failure is what helps us reach prosperity. You only get one life, and everyone wants to live it to the fullest, but you won't be able to if you never leave a bubble of security. If you don't take risks, you will never have known what would have happened, or never have learned from the experience. You need to get out there and take risks so when you are old and can no longer do the things you used to, you will look back on fond, exciting memories, never regretting not doing something. Your head always tells you to be cautious, to be safe. Your head always tells you no. "You could fall." It says. But what if you

“Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.” This humorous quote from Douglas Adams’ book The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy illustrates how complex and fraught with contradiction the subject of human time perception is. (Adams, 1979) Time is a much discussed and often romanticized concept. We have many different ways we describe the phenomenon of time, ranging from passive to active perception. Our study of time perception is often separated into 2 separate areas; Time as a concrete law, a measurement of existence that will continue regardless of human interaction with it, or a fluid concept, a feeling about our existence that is directly related to our experience. Time as a concrete law says that radioactive molecules will decay at a constant rate so the passage of time is quantifiable and fixed, we can program a clock to a preset algorithm according to that rate of that decay, and it will keep the same time, regardless of the attention we pay to it. Time as a fluid concept tells us that it is relative, moving at different rates according to our feelings and experiences, the time of a clock changes depending on where on the earth that clock is located, time is viewed as a societal construct, directly related to the activities of humans. The human perception of time is a combination of both the concrete and fluid, humans innately sense time as real and quantifiable but we don’t always perceive it in the same way or as moving at the same rate.

Perhaps it is because if there were time travelers, they would have already said hello. Of course, that is rather simplistic to say, and based on science there needs to be proof that can be recreated if time travel were possible. It would be nearly impossible to create a machine capable of creating the necessary mass to slow time down and controlling it would be an even greater problem. In fact, people would be fearful if such a contraption were constructed because it would destroy the earth and everybody in it. Then there is the thought that we can only experience the now. For instance, Richard Muller, a professor at UC Berkeley, has theorized that the universe and time are both expanding at the same time and because of this time travel is impossible. Stars are staying where they are presently, but space has moved since the Big Bang. Muller goes on to say that, as space continues to broaden, so is time. “Every moment, the universe gets a little bigger, and there is a little more time, and it is this leading edge of time that we refer to as now,” (Muller) so does this mean that we will never be able to get to the future?

Time is subjective, but real. The most direct knowledge we have of time is subjective. Time is a continuous process, it involves a sense of passage. The very essence of time as most directly, most concretely experienced, is the continuous unbroken passage of existence.

It is paradoxical to have a course, which revolves round the corrosiveness of faulted Western notions of time and its depiction through abstraction, identify itself with an abstract title but argue for the concreteness and tangibility of the portrayal of time and space. A Place Beyond Time does just that. Containing a vastly abstract title, A Place Beyond Time may at first glance appear to properly relate time as a tangent notion with space. Upon further contemplation, however, it becomes patent that A Place Beyond Time possesses a conspicuous absence present in its philosophy of aloofness from intangibility. And although the name of the course attempts to tackle and manifest the complications of abstract and concrete time, it is through its lack of definition and precision, lack of possession, and lack of sensation of repetition that A Place Beyond Time fails to properly capitalize on this dilemma.