
This teaching expounds the two perspectives introduced in the teaching titled -Teaching introduction - Wisdom. From the Teaching Introduction - Wisdom, we learned that two different men saw a shiny metal from different perspectives: one saw the metal as a common metal and dropped it, and it resulted to lack. The other man saw it as a precious metal, and he took the metal home, studied it, kept it clean, and secured it; this resulted to sufficiency and life. On earth, a thing can be seen in different ways, but there is only one way to look at things such that it would result to sufficiency and life. This teaching illustrates how a thing differs when viewed from different perspectives. Also, in this teaching we will understand that the one way to view things such that it is the truth is only through the heavenly perspective. Thus, to see how a thing really is, it must be viewed from above the earth: that is, everything on earth must be viewed through the lens of…? This teaching will help you complete the above sentence.
What is scenario B showing? When viewed from above, the viewer sees the base of the green triangle.
When viewed from above, the viewer sees the upper part (above) of the object.
When viewed from below, the viewer sees the vertex (pointed end) of the green triangle.
When viewed from below, the viewer sees the under part (below) of the object.
Even without a mirror, the upper view (above) of an object is different from the lower (below) view.
The illustrations show that certain reflective mediums can create an upside-down image of an object above the reflective medium.
How an object looks when viewed from above the object is different from how it looks when viewed from below the object.
If a standing person is viewed from above, the head of the person is seen first, and it is possible to see the whole body of the person.
If a standing person is viewed from below, the feet of the person is seen first, and it is not possible to see the whole body of the person.
A mirror is a reflective medium that reverses images. The clouds/sky is a reflective medium above the earth, and a mirror is like the sky. Considering the above: The earth is below the heavens, so things are inverted on earth, and it is not possible to see the whole picture of a thing from the earthly perspective because the earth is below the heavens. Therefore, to see a thing really as it is, it must be viewed from above the earth; that is, it must be viewed from the heavenly perspective because “in [His] light we see …”