Life of Ahmad — Page 125
as THE RED DROPS 125 their own point of view his judges were perhaps justified. They had no senses by which they could perceive three-dimensional space, for their eyes were in their sides, and it seemed preposterous to allege the existence of that which could never be perceived. So unbelieving materialists live in a kind of Flat Land. Their senses enable them to perceive only certain aspects of the world. They have no reason to suppose that their knowledge is exhaustive or complete. They should not therefore forget that there may be other 'dimensions' of which they are quite unconscious. They do not possess the eyes which open up vast vistas of spiritual realities. The spiritual world has its own system of laws. It would be idle for materialists to deny facts which belong to it. Before a man can claim knowlege of a thing, he must have some experience of it. An expert biologist or a chef, for instance, would only make a fool of himself if he interfered with a wireless set without knowing anything about radioactivity. It is impossible, however, to argue with the arbitrary. The sceptics will doubt because they have always grovelled in the darkness of doubt. They are incapable of seeing the light. They are intellectually blind and bankrupt. They are not sure even of their own existence. Honest seekers after truth will require proof. Proof they can have if only they are able to recognise it as such. Experience is a proof by itself and observation is the greatest reason. Seeing is believing. Here are