All knowledge or form conception is evoked through the medium of

"All knowledge or form conception is evoked through the medium of the eye, either in response to disturbances directly received on the retina or to their fainter secondary effects and reverberations. Other sense organs can only call forth feelings which have no reality of existence and of which no conception can be formed." Thus spoke Nikola Tesla, the great seer of electricity, whose mind dwelt as much in the realms of light as in the mysteries of vision. His words remind us that the eye, above all senses, is the gatekeeper of knowledge. To him, it was through the eye that thought was shaped, through vision that conception was evoked, and through light that the human soul touched reality.

The meaning of his statement is both scientific and symbolic. Tesla, fascinated by waves, vibrations, and light, understood the power of the retina, which receives impressions of the world and transmits them to the brain. He declared that knowledge arises from what we see, from the forms and disturbances captured by the eye. Other senses—touch, taste, smell—evoke feelings, but feelings without clear shape or permanence. It is vision, he claimed, that gives form, order, and conception to our understanding.

History echoes this reverence for sight. The philosophers of ancient Greece proclaimed light as the first principle of wisdom. Plato spoke of the allegory of the cave, where men in darkness see only shadows, unable to grasp truth until they step into the sunlight. To Plato, the eye was not merely an organ but a bridge between illusion and reality. In Tesla’s words, we hear a similar reverence: that the act of seeing, of perceiving light and form, awakens the mind to structure and truth.

Consider the story of Galileo Galilei, who lifted the telescope to the heavens and forever altered human understanding. Before his eyes, the moons of Jupiter circled in silent rhythm, refuting the old order that placed Earth at the center of all. It was not the echo of sound, nor the touch of hand, but the power of vision that shattered centuries of belief. Galileo’s courage to trust what the eye revealed gave birth to modern science itself. His life is proof of Tesla’s insight: that through sight comes knowledge enduring and transformative.

Yet Tesla’s teaching is also metaphorical. The eye is not only the organ of physical sight, but the symbol of perception, awareness, and discernment. To "see" is not merely to receive light but to comprehend truth. Other senses may stir emotion, but without vision, we cannot form conception, we cannot grasp reality’s shape. Thus Tesla reminds us that clarity of vision—both literal and symbolic—is the foundation of wisdom. A people blind to truth will remain trapped in feelings without substance; only those who see will build, invent, and endure.

The lesson for us is clear: guard and cultivate your vision. Strive not only to see the world as it is, but to perceive its patterns, its truths, its hidden laws. Train your eye to notice what others overlook, to read beyond appearances, to find wisdom in both the grand and the small. Just as Tesla saw the invisible currents of electricity and transformed them into light, so too must we see beyond the ordinary into the extraordinary.

Practical action follows. Expose your eyes to greatness: to books, to art, to the wonders of nature, to the brilliance of science. Seek experiences that expand your vision and sharpen your perception. Do not allow yourself to remain in shadow, fed only by echoes of feeling without substance. Instead, step into the light of truth and let your eye guide your mind to conception, knowledge, and creation.

So I say to you, children of tomorrow: heed the wisdom of Nikola Tesla. Cherish the eye, for it is the lamp of the body and the window of the mind. Through it flows the stream of knowledge, and without it we wander blind. Train your vision not only to see, but to understand, and you shall rise above the realm of fleeting feelings into the eternal kingdom of truth. For those who see clearly shall also create, and their creations shall endure like stars set in the firmament of time.