Some weeks ago, in Deepak Chopra's Unconditional Life, I read where our eyes contain a much larger number of "rods" (used for night vision) than "cones" (day vision)(or vice versa). I don't recall the numbers, but in my concept it was like 8,000 of one and 40,000 of the other. I remember thinking that there might be another purpose for the disparity, as "night vision" didn't seem to be a satisfactory explanation.

I recalled my "night vision" training in the military, when we spent time in a dark room, adjusting, then began to see pictures all around the room. The key was to look to the side of the item we wanted to see, rather than directly at it as in light. The training included field exercises, and I recall how fascinating it was to find a new way to see.

For the past few weeks, as my consciousness of "light" has grown, I have been deliberately increasing my ability to absorb the light of the sun, to the point that I am now able to stare directly at the sun for ten minutes or more (near sunset) or in repeated ten or fifteen second snippets at high noon. This leaves a slight "halo" effect that interferes with normal vision for a few minutes, but I know it does not damage my eyes as I previously thought, as nothing of God can be detrimental to us.

I also understood how we "step down" or transform light through our being to allow its use by parts of us that cannot absorb such intense energy, just as beings with higher consciousness are stepping down the energy at many levels to where we can absorb it on Earth.

This morning, illumination filled my mind, and I understood the purpose of the rods and cones. THE RODS ALLOW US TO ABSORB THE SUN'S ENERGY AUTOMATICALLY. We don't have to look directly at the sun for the light to be absorbed, a part of us is designed for thatpurpose. The cones, on the other hand, are for focusing directly on the physical world, and that vision is not in any way disturbed by the rods absorption of the energy at the same time.

Once that concept was anchored in my mind, the awareness expanded further. Chopra talks about each cell in our bodies having the same "receptors" as the brain, thus all can absorb the intelligence of the I AM, not just the brain cells. And each cell thus knows its specialized purpose, and works harmoniously to implement God's plan (unless we interfere).

Just like the rods absorb the incandescent light automatically, all of the cells of our body automatically absorb the "light", in ALL of its rays. Just as the cones see the physical world, our "brain" focuses the energy on the physical world, applying the knowledge to the physical living of life.

And then the idea expanded even more, to the knowing that all parts of our body function the same way. Just as the eyes translate the light to see, and the brain to think, so fingers and lips (and other body parts) are used to translate the love to touch, the voice to express love verbally, and on and on.

And then the idea became whole. "As above, so below". The understanding of one body leads to the understanding of the whole. As all of our cells absorb all of the energy automatically and each part expresses the love in its unique way, so all of our "selves" (interesting similarity here between cells and selves) absorb all of the LOVE, LIGHT, GOD, I AM, and each personality part (body) expresses its Love in its unique ways.

WOW!!! I AM GLAD THAT I AM.