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MIRACLE IN THE EYE

Interestingly, the lens never stops growing throughout a human's life, al-
though the rate of growth does slow down with age, leading to loss of its elas-
ticity. Certain cell layers become isolated from the rest of lens and are
consequently deprived of food and oxygen; a process which eventually kills
these cells. The lens begins to harden. It becomes more difficult for it to curve
itself and, as more and more cells die, it loses its ability to adapt itself to view-
ing nearby objects. This is why the elderly so often find themselves reading
the newspaper at arm's length and using glasses to support their farsighted
vision.
One should reflect on the fact that the eye lens doesn't maintain its capa-
bilities for an entire lifetime. Just like other organs in the body, the lens of the
eye can't survive the aging process and loses its originally perfect structure. It
is a sign, God's way of reminding us that we are getting old. We are reminded
of such facts as that life upon Earth is only temporary and that our human
bodies will perish one day. Only those who truly use their minds can see
God's such warnings wherever they look.
The lens in the eye works in a way similar to the lens in a camera. To get
the clearest picture, it is necessary to adjust the camera lens either manually
or automatically so as to focus light upon the film, depending on the distance.
When you look at an advanced camera close-up, you'll see that when focus-
ing, the lens revolves around its own axis. While this process takes place, the
picture in the camera's view finder becomes blurred.
Even though the functioning of the eye was imitated in the construction
of camera lenses, the eye's lens is countless times more developed. In particu-
lar, its dimensions are smaller than a camera lens. The lenses used in cameras
reached their present level of technology after years of research. Scientists
have still not succeeded in making an optical system as perfect as the eye.
Your eyes do not frequently break down, the way a camera does, and
have no need of maintenance. Cameras are produced by expert technicians
in special factories, using many different materials—plastic, metals, glass,
etc.—according to engineers' designs. The eye, on the other hand, forms in
the mother's womb as the result of the division of a single cell.

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