1. The Eye: Symbolizing God

If they say there is no God, without inquiring into the truth of the matter we go in faith and proudly say there is God. Centering around the Divine Principle, I would like to tell you about the human body structure. I hope you will not lose interest and curiosity.

When looking into a mirror you see your face. The face symbolizes the universe. \It is the for the harmony of heaven and earth. The eye symbolizes God. Therefore, the life of every biological species begins with the eye. The human eye is the center as the eye of the universe. As the neck moves due to the eye, the universe moves due to God. The eye is the information center.

Everything is made in three stages, as said in the Divine Principle. The eye also consists of three stages: the white outside, the iris next, and the pupil at the center. The dark pupil is placed at the center because it is important. Next, why is it round? It indicates that husband and wife should be harmonious.

They should not be angular. An automobile runs because both wheels are round. If they are not round but slightly crooked it will cause a big problem. Hence, a human should be an eye-like person. A couple should resemble the eye. It is really a peculiar phenomenon. The important thing is placed at the center. (39-167, 94-64)

The eye symbolizes God. Then, what does the eye like? It likes colors. It inspects colors. The color exposes the entity's fundamental aspects. It indicates the internal condition of its essence. That the eye moves about is due to the fact that the eye symbolizes God and the cosmos. Among all parts of the body the eyes are the only round parts. Therefore, they are located in the upper part.

What if the eyes, representing God, were located down here? Then there would be no order. If the eyes were not moving at all, the neck would be very tired. How great the mental stress would be. Thinking it over and over you can appreciate God's great work. If this one is off by this much, and that one is off by that much, could you stand even one day? (118-112, 159-270, 107-294)

Since the eye symbolizes God, to fully see something one has to peel the first layer, the second layer and the third layer. For example, in shelling a chestnut, after removing the first outermost thorny layer, there is the second skin layer and the third puckered layer. That is the way it is. The eye signifies one's nature; you can tell one's nature by watching his eyes. When a tadpole is hatched the eyeball comes into existence first. Do you know why? That is because God existed first. (38-253)

Even you look into the mirror and think you look handsome. Look at your eyes; you will find that they look mysterious. The problem is why in the world they are placed there! They have no other place besides there. What if they were placed up here? The eyes should be placed in the middle, right at the center. At the center! In most cases they are placed right around the center. In the middle! (37-17)

Gazing at the face you ask yourself whether the eyes are placed in the right place. What do you think? Why are the eyes placed in the upper part? Do the eyes have more chances to look up or to look down? Since the eyes spend more time looking down, they have a hard time to look down. So then, wouldn't it be better for them to come down, down to the foot! Then they could look straight ahead. What if the eyes moved up and down, one time up above the head and next time down below the feet? How about that? Do you like this idea? The eyes! To place the eyes in our body the eyes should be capable of measuring. If there is an enemy one should be able to look in all directions for a potential refuge.

Now, the head moves around. Why is that? If you ask the head, "Hey, you poor scamp, head, why do you move here, there, up and down?" It will answer you, "Alas, I don't know. But it is because of the eyes." If you ask again, "Do you like it or not?," it will say, "I don't like it, but I have to." That is the way it is.

Why does the head move up and down, right and left? It is all for the eyes. What if the eyes were placed above the head and the head moved around? The eyes would get dizzy. Considering all of these factors we know that the eyes are placed in a very proper place.

God is really a God of harmony. Just think: what if God placed the eyes vertically instead of horizontally? It would not be necessary for the face to be wide. Even a narrow face would be all right. Since the eyes are widened this much, and since these ebony ones are widely spaced, one's face has to be wide. Though a face looks like a pumpkin, people do not look at that wide face but look at the eyes first. (145-278)

Why do eyes consist of a pair? What if there were only one eye? Why did God make two eyes for each person? If there were only one nostril, one could not have a four-directional feeling. If there were only one eye, the body would have to turn. To have a sense of direction with one eye, one would have to look in two different directions. But with the two eyes placed this way one can sense the direction. They are capable of sensing the position. Hence, the eyes are placed horizontally. Would it not be inconvenient if they were placed here! Wouldn't one be lonely if it were all alone? The right eye says to the left eye, "Oh, here you are, left eye!" Isn't it good this way? (83-169)

In general, Europeans have bigger eyes while Asians have smaller eyes. But Europeans are nearsighted. Hence, Europeans are the actualizers. \But Asians see the future. They see the future for their eyes are small. (94-67)