Time and the Body, Bonds and Entanglements

Time and space actually existed on the same coordinates.

The time axis and the spatial axis together formed a four-dimensional coordinate system.

Every point on those coordinates corresponded to a different space at a different time, or the same space.

I could understand that much of what he was saying.

For example, a single point in space could exist at different times—the past, future, or present of a place. The past and future could be strictly divided into finer intervals, while only the present was unique.

For instance, the place where I stood right now was unique. Of course, if time had stopped at this very moment, then the present would become eternal for everyone in this space.

But there was one thing I could not figure out. "You said that since we're in a state where time has stopped, the present is eternal. Does that mean we won't age, get sick, or die?"

He snorted. "What are you thinking? Time is merely a concept. Do you understand? This concept was artificially defined in the first place, but the decline of the human body isn't something a concept can determine. You'll still grow old when you should grow old, and you'll still die when you should die. The relative stillness outside doesn't mean everything inside your body has stopped as well."

I narrowed my eyes. I really had taken that for granted.

But if that was the case, what was the point of stopping time?

"You still don't understand. How should I explain this? Stopping time doesn't have much effect on individual lifeforms, since the body will still function as it should. But for the greater environment—for this world—it's fatal. It's equivalent to making the concept of time disappear completely. Without time, the movements of many things that must use