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HARUN YAHYA

Acknowledging the Granted
Blinking is an involuntary action that is executed thousands of times
every day. No one struggles to blink, nor does anyone contemplate why we
blink when we do. We take this irreplaceable perfection for granted.
A person can best realize the value of healthy eyes when he awakens in
the morning with his eyelids stuck together and filled with sticky mucus.
These symptoms belong to an illness called blepharitis, which turns the eyes
into a virtual Petri dish—a breeding ground for germs. Blepharitis, an in-
flammation of the eyelids, initially emerges as swelling and redness of the
margins of the eyelids, but advanced cases can lead to small abscesses and
ulcers in the eyelid.
Of course, there are many other eyelid illnesses. One of the more com-
mon ones is caused by the weakness of the muscles that raise the upper eye-
lid. As a result, one or both eyelids remain lowered, giving the face a bored,
sleepy expression. These tiny muscles' incomplete functioning, also narrows
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the sufferers' angle of vision, making them see less than they should. It is in-
credible that the cells making up these muscles, which can be seen only
through a microscope, are tirelessly in action all through our lives, and al-
most entirely beyond our control.
We don't need to suffer from a painful illness to understand what a
blessing health is. Those who believe constantly thank our Creator for their
health. When confronted with disease, they simply ask help from God and
then face it with the grace and confidence that the Qur'an requires.
Any blessing you have is from God. Then when harm touches you, it
is to Him you cry for help. (Qur'an, 16: 53)

Tears: The Perfect Eye Drop
Many people assume that tears are just the salty fluid shed when they
cry. But actually, it's a very unusual liquid, with various ingredients serving
different special functions.
Primarily, a teardrop protects the eye against germs. The eye is disin-
fected by lysozyme, a germicidal enzyme, able to kill microbes and tear apart
many types of bacteria. The mighty lysozyme is actually stronger than some

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