Transcendental Knowledge

Every morning when the sun rises, we see that vast mass of matter as if it were just a small disc. Of course, the sun is much larger than the earth on which we live, and thus every morning of every day our self-reliant ocular vanity is put to the test and reduced to absurdity. Our eyes can gather knowledge only under certain favorable conditions. We can't see things that are too far away from us, nor can we penetrate the darkness, nor can we see things that are very close to the eye, such as OUR OWN EYELIDS. Even though we have wonderful eyes, we can't see things in their true perspective.