Most people will look at this question and say, “Well of course it is a gift....I can’t imagine not having the ability to see”. However, it is important that while it may seem like a wonderful gift, those of us who do have the ability to “see” need to remember that our sight is extremely limiting in how we truly perceive the world. Ironically our vision, while some will argue is one of our more precious senses, is also one of the most deceiving of senses.
NEWSFLASH #1.....you are made up of 70% - 80% of water. Yep.....that fine quenching fluid that we all need in order to survive.
NEWSFLASH #2.....humans are made up of 99.9% of the same elements, and only .10% of our elements are different.
When I heard these statements, I decided to take a short and sweet crash course in the scientific realm of the human body. Granted this was a refresher course as I may have previously learned all about the human body somewhere along my “educational” journey. What I was reminded of, was that the human body is made up of atoms, and that the atoms work together to form molecules. Then the molecules work together to form organs. In addition to these fantastic facts, we are also made up of over 70% - 80% water.
Now, when you look at someone, or something, you don’t visually see the molecules or atoms hard at work. Nor do you see the water that encompasses well over half of our structure. What most people see is the physical perception of an image. For example, trees, flowers, houses, other humans, animals, etc. In addition to our sense of sight, another attribute that plays into our perceptions is our thoughts and how we process what we believe we are seeing.
So, when you realize what we are all really made up of, one can’t help but think, “Are my eyes deceiving me”? In many ways, yes they are. Then I took it a step further and thought, “And are they contributing to a sense of separateness that so many people in the world are experiencing today”?
I was recently challenged with the thought of blindness. I was told of a little girl who was born blind. At first, my initial reaction was “oh no, that poor little girl can’t see anything”. However, now my thoughts have changed to be “oh wow, maybe that little girl has been spared a sense that will no doubt cause a large amount of limitations and misperceptions in her life”.
There is no doubt some wonderful benefits to having a sense of sight, including watching sunsets or sunrises, seeing a flower that has bloomed, or admiring your loved one fast asleep. However, I ask you to recall these simple and extremely powerful facts every day……“you are made up of 70% - 80% water” and “humans are made up of 99.9% of the same elements, and only .10% of our elements are different”. If we all can recall what we truly are made of, and that we are all so similar, then maybe we can feel much more compassion for one another and project into the world a sense of oneness. Then just maybe, we all can work together to reveal the wonderfully peaceful world that truly exists within and all around us.
I will leave you with….and as John Lennon would sing……“Imagine all the people living life in peace….you may say I’m a dreamer…but I’m not the only one....I hope some day you’ll join us….and the world will live as one”.
Peace to all!
NEWSFLASH #1.....you are made up of 70% - 80% of water. Yep.....that fine quenching fluid that we all need in order to survive.
NEWSFLASH #2.....humans are made up of 99.9% of the same elements, and only .10% of our elements are different.
When I heard these statements, I decided to take a short and sweet crash course in the scientific realm of the human body. Granted this was a refresher course as I may have previously learned all about the human body somewhere along my “educational” journey. What I was reminded of, was that the human body is made up of atoms, and that the atoms work together to form molecules. Then the molecules work together to form organs. In addition to these fantastic facts, we are also made up of over 70% - 80% water.
Now, when you look at someone, or something, you don’t visually see the molecules or atoms hard at work. Nor do you see the water that encompasses well over half of our structure. What most people see is the physical perception of an image. For example, trees, flowers, houses, other humans, animals, etc. In addition to our sense of sight, another attribute that plays into our perceptions is our thoughts and how we process what we believe we are seeing.
So, when you realize what we are all really made up of, one can’t help but think, “Are my eyes deceiving me”? In many ways, yes they are. Then I took it a step further and thought, “And are they contributing to a sense of separateness that so many people in the world are experiencing today”?
I was recently challenged with the thought of blindness. I was told of a little girl who was born blind. At first, my initial reaction was “oh no, that poor little girl can’t see anything”. However, now my thoughts have changed to be “oh wow, maybe that little girl has been spared a sense that will no doubt cause a large amount of limitations and misperceptions in her life”.
There is no doubt some wonderful benefits to having a sense of sight, including watching sunsets or sunrises, seeing a flower that has bloomed, or admiring your loved one fast asleep. However, I ask you to recall these simple and extremely powerful facts every day……“you are made up of 70% - 80% water” and “humans are made up of 99.9% of the same elements, and only .10% of our elements are different”. If we all can recall what we truly are made of, and that we are all so similar, then maybe we can feel much more compassion for one another and project into the world a sense of oneness. Then just maybe, we all can work together to reveal the wonderfully peaceful world that truly exists within and all around us.
I will leave you with….and as John Lennon would sing……“Imagine all the people living life in peace….you may say I’m a dreamer…but I’m not the only one....I hope some day you’ll join us….and the world will live as one”.
Peace to all!
1 comment:
Yes, our senses are there to help us navigate through the world. It harkens back to the days we were cavemen and had to "see" what we were going to eat. Lose your sight, you might starve, lose your hearing, you might get eaten by a saber tooth tiger.
Luckily, neither these scary creatures or our reliance on our senses that important anymore. We can help to take care of each other. Although, we might not be able to see, we can still know a person by touching their face. Not having sight makes you know people better.
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