Gravitational Time Dilation and Light Bending as Consequences of Geometric Restriction

This work presents a conceptual reinterpretation of gravitational time dilation and gravitational light bending within the standard mathematical framework of General Relativity. Without modifying field equations or introducing new postulates, we show that the universal slowing of physical processes and the deflection of null trajectories follow from geometric restriction of accessible physical configurations. Time is treated operationally as a derived parameter rather than a causal entity. The framework preserves all experimental predictions and connects naturally to the MQP formalism without structural adjustments.