The sun's light appears to be of purest white, clean of all
traces of impurity, but when it is confronted by the
lovingkindness of Hashem, the rain, it is revealed to be a
composite of a myriad of colors. I assume that the pure light
of Creation is a non-composite, pure light while the sun in
an imposter.
When we see an object, we see the light rays which bounce off
the surface of the object. The color we see is the frequency
of the light rays transmitted to our eyes as they are
deflected from the object's surface. Can this truly be
considered the color of the object? It is actually the color
which the object rejects, whereas the light which the object
absorbs, the energy which it receives and allows to
penetrate and sink in, is actually what we don't see. Which
of these two types of light rays, the absorbed or the
reflected, actually define the object?
What we see is that which our eyes can perceive. Our mind
identifies the object by what it is not and by what it casts
out. Does this mean that we really don't see anything in its
reality?
The old science fiction stories were peopled by creatures
with x-ray vision. Imagine being able to see the inside of
objects simply with your own two eyes! Actually, those x-ray
pictures are not so clear and often hard to decipher. They
don't reveal everything, but they do serve us well.
Nowadays, we see with sound. [Perhaps this makes it easier
for our puny generation to fathom the Occasion of the Giving
of the Torah, where we `saw' the sounds...] The ultrasound
imager trades sound waves for visual patterns on the screen
and we `see,' through sound, much more delicate nuances than
the x-ray could every produce.
When Hagaon R' Kotler ztzvk'l was confronted by his
students with the information that scientists had succeeded
in recording the tones which emanated from one of the planets
as a result of its rotation, he countered that the scientists
had it all wrong. It was not the rotation which caused the
tones, but, rather the `music' that was causing the
rotation!
Adam, the first human being, saw the essence of each creature
which was brought before him and he named them according to
their essence. The scientists have told us that the essence
of all created matter is the atom. The nucleus of every atom,
the basis of all the elements, displays a pattern of movement
of energy particles called protrons and neutrons. These units
of electrical charge consist of no known substance and yet
they are the basis of all matter known to man. The same
protons and neutrons are found in every nucleus of every
atom.
What causes the difference in the material which appears to
emerge from this electrical kernel? Going back to R' Kotler,
we assume that it is the tone which sets the motion
rolling.
Shira-Vision
The word shira in modern Hebrew means verse, poetry.
Poetry is written to be read aloud and heard. It was not
meant to be recorded only on the page. A good poem begs us to
open our mouths and lend our voice to the idea, thus endowing
it with a charm which is endearing, enlivening and
encouraging. We know that some creatures can hear sounds
which are beyond the range of the human ear. How could we --
who can't hear a dog whistle or a bat's sonar language --
hope to hear the sound of the high-pitched frequency of the
protons and neutrons whirring in the atoms?
Perhaps this is the Shira of the Creation which never ceases,
the multifarious combinations of angels- governing-atoms
singing matter into life which gives us images of being.
This action of whirling energy is not perceived by the ear as
sound, but Hashem has arranged that it appear on the screen
for the benefit of our sight. We regard the veil which guards
the nucleus from our sight, and not the veil's nucleus, nor
the root of its existence.
However, imagine a super-being endowed with an organ which
enables it to achieve this depth of perception. An ultra-
human equipped -- not with x-ray, ultrasound or laser, but
with shira-vision!
Adam had vision which went down to the Source. Perhaps he
`saw' the singing of the angels and thus understood the
basics of their existence. He saw clearly that the Source of
all creation is Hashem.
Yet he sinned.
When will we merit to restore to mankind that primeval Light
of Creation and the sight-and-sound capacity that enables us
to perceive it, as we did, again, at the Giving of the
Torah?
[Perhaps if we sing with our whole soul, as we did at the
Splitting of the Sea, we will see the Heavens and beyond
them...]
Not claiming to be an expert.
Just `sounding' out some ideas. Brainstorming.
