Fall

The other day on NPR I listened to a program about color and sight. Human eyes have 3 cones which allow us to see variations of violet, blue, green, yellow, orange and red. Dogs see colors, but not the same way humans do. Dogs have only 2, so they see some of the colors we do and not others. Dogs can only see blue, violet, yellow and some shades of gray.  Many animals have different abilities to see colors then humans. Sparrows have 8 cones, they see colors beyond the spectrum of what we see as humans. There is a small Caribbean shrimp which has the most advanced eyesight discovered in the animal kingdom so far. Mantis shrimp have 16 cones, they see color far beyond the spectrum of what is visible to human eyes.

I never knew there were colors I couldn't see. It is so amazing to me. Our leaves turned late this fall, we are towards the end now, but I still see the most vibrant red, oranges and yellows. With the light just right, the colors are so intense that they almost seem unreal somehow.

I have always wondered how the celestial kingdom could be more beautiful then this earth. I wondered if maybe it just had more beautiful places? But what if we could then see the entire spectrum of light,  not just the limited slice we get now? This idea has been rumbling around in my brain for quite a few days now. Thoughts of faith, and seeing with spiritual eyes, of beauty and light and color.

I remembered this scripture,  ... Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. 1 Cor. 2:9.  I learned very similar verses are also in Isaiah and the D&C.  There is so much more then what I can see now. At some time there will be more colors, greater light.