"It seems significant that according to quantum physics the indestructibility of energy on one hand — which expresses its timeless existence — and the appearance of energy in space and time on the other hand correspond to two contradictory aspects of reality. In fact, both are always present, but in individual cases the one or the other may be more pronounced."
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