Chapter 4/How Unique You Are!

BEFORE starting your activities each morning, do you glance in a mirror to check your appearance?  You may not have the time to be contemplative then. But take a moment now to marvel at what is involved as you take such a simple glance.

Your eyes enable you to view yourself in full color, even though color vision is not vital to life.  The position of you ears gives you stereophonic hearing; thus you can locate the source of sounds, such as the voice of a loved one. We may take that for granted, yet a book for sound engineers comments:  "In considering the human hearing system in any depth, however, it is difficult to escape the conclusion that its intricate functions and structures indicate some beneficent hand in its design."

Your nose also manifests marvelous design.  Through it you can breathe air, which keeps you alive. Also, it has millions of sense receptors, enabling you to discern some 10,000 nuances of smell.  As you enjoy a meal, another sense comes into play. Thousands of taste buds convey flavors to you. Other receptors on your tongue help; you to feel if your teeth are clean.

Yes, you have five senses-sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. Granted, some animals have keener night vision, more sensitive smell, or more acute hearing, but man's balance of these senses certainly allows him to excel in many ways.

Let us, though, consider why we can benefit from these abilities  and capacities.  All of them depend on the three-pound organ inside our head-our brain.  Animals have functioning  brains.  Still, the human brain is in a class by itself, making us undeniably unique. How so?  And how does this uniqueness relate to our interest in having a meaningful, lasting life?  

Next time: How Unique You Are! -Your Marvelous Brain

From the book Is There a Creator That Cares About You?