Time

Earlier today I was thinking about relativity and such and after trying
to impound in my head that time was relative, I began to wonder what
time was, exactly-I couldn't figure it out.
Also, while thinking about that, another question popped into my head.
Be creative when thinking about this. Alright, consider a 5 ft deep
pond with a 2 foot rock at the bottom. If the pond water is stagnant,
the rock is not noticeable from the surface of the water-the water
level is relatively flat. However, if the water is moving, there is a
noticeable displacement in the surface of the water above the rock, the
water bends around the rock-much like space around mass. Well, to my
knowledge, there is no "ether" in space that can bend around this
mass, but space itself can. Then I started to tie this into my thought
about time and the pond. If water moves, has a velocity, then there is
a noticeable curvature or displacement around the rock in the pond
(especially if half of the rock is submerged leaving half above water).
What flows around the mass in space? Is it time? Does the flow of time
work like the flow of water, in this sense? If so, wouldn't it be
possible for time to stop? Speed up? Slow down? Does time have
acceleration?
Sorry if this question is idiotic-it is bothering me a lot.
-Brandon DiNunno

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