September 24th, 2025

"I wasn’t kidding; you can see more with your eyes closed than you can when they are open. But you can’t, can you?” Not waiting for a reply, she answered her own question. “You can’t, but you can see through the dark when you close your eyes. Maybe not at first because you don’t expect to. Trust that you will, and you’ll soon be able to. Try it. You will see all you need to see.”

The above is an excerpt from a conversation Raymond had with a girl he didn't know while sitting on a University of Washington campus lawn on a late spring day. Or at least he thought he was. Raymond has many experiences he later questioned.

Having put Raymond there with her, he attempting to 'see through the dark', I thought I would give it try. Initially, and many times since, all I saw was 'dark'. But she did say, 'Maybe not at first because you don’t expect to. Trust that you will, and you’ll soon be able to.'

There's a lot of truth in that. We often close our minds to things we don't understand. Like the reaction I get from many people, explaining the Unlived Lives concept.

Next time you are confronted with something that seems completely without reason, close your eyes and trust that you will ultimately see through the darkness. You may find you will see all you need to see.

As for me...I'm still looking, still dark.