Just think of something in reality with two distinct properties. The real part can then describe one of them, the imaginary part the other. For example the amplitude of a wave and its phase can be described by 1. the absolute value of the complex number, and 2. the ratio of imaginary and complex part, respectively
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
