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VENO TV EESSENCE OF REALITY 1 & 2 By Victor Dauda Visual Artist | CEO, Vedee_studio
Date: 17-09-26
My name is Victor Dauda. I am a visual artist who uses painting, film and photography as mediums to communicate my truths, experiences and revelations.
Recently, I completed a short film on YouTube titled “THE AWAKENING OF EKPEN.” The film explores the existence of a fictional character known as the “Were-cat” in Nigeria, whose condition is connected to a family curse.
After shooting the film and applying certain principles of creation, I came to a realization: all creation begins with darkness and light.
I give credit for this revelation to the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit directed my attention to Genesis 1.
The earth was without form and void, and darkness covered the face of the deep. Then God said:
“Let there be light.”
And there was light.
It was after light appeared that God began to bring things into form, order and distinction.
This opened my understanding to something profound about reality.
The Bible also declares in 1 John 1:5:
“God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all.”
From this, I came to understand this principle:
“IN DARKNESS, LIGHT SHAPES REALITY.”
Everything around us may exist, yet without light its form cannot be fully perceived.
Light reveals.
Light gives visibility.
Light brings definition.
Light allows what exists to become evident to the observer.
Consider a simple chair.
Before the chair existed physically, someone recognized a problem:
“Where can we sit?”
From what was previously unknown came an idea:
“Let us create something on which people can sit.”
Through knowledge, imagination, understanding and craftsmanship, the creator transformed an unseen idea into a visible object.
But suppose someone who had never seen a chair before encountered that object.
He might ask:
“What is this?”
The creator could then explain:
“This is a chair. Its purpose is for sitting.”
At that moment, the creator has revealed the essence of the object.
Without that knowledge, another person might misuse the chair. He could turn it into a weapon, a ladder or something completely different from its intended purpose.
The object exists, but knowledge reveals its true meaning.
This brings us to an important question:
WHAT IS REALITY?
Reality can be described as:
That which exists and the evidence by which its existence becomes known.
Whatever exists requires some form of information, knowledge or illumination for its reality to be understood.
THE DARK ROOM EXPERIMENT
Try this simple experiment.
Place a chair inside a room.
Block every opening through which light can enter.
Then walk into the room.
What do you see?
Darkness.
Does the darkness mean that the chair has ceased to exist?
No.
The chair is still there.
But as far as your physical sight is concerned, its presence is hidden.
Now switch on the flashlight of your phone.
Suddenly, you see a structure.
Because you already possess information about that structure, you identify it:
“That is a chair.”
The chair did not begin to exist when you switched on your flashlight.
The light simply revealed what was already there.
Therefore, light shapes your perception of reality by revealing what darkness concealed.
WHAT IS YOUR REALITY?
Your reality involves the relationship between you and what exists around and within you — what you perceive, what you receive, what you understand and what you give back.
In the physical world, God has given humanity the sun as a great source of light.
Imagine taking away the sun.
Then remove every artificial source of light.
Where would you be?
In darkness.
Yet darkness would not mean that everything around you had disappeared.
Things would still exist.
You simply would not be able to perceive them through your normal physical sight.
And this leads us to another dimension.
There are realities that physical light can reveal, and there are realities physical light cannot reveal.
For example:
Can you see your mind?
No.
Yet you know that you have a mind.
What colour is your mind?
What physical shape does it possess?
Where exactly can you point to and say, “This is what my thought looks like”?
Physical light can illuminate your face, your chair, your house and your surroundings, but it cannot illuminate every dimension of human existence.
Therefore, we must ask:
WHERE IS THE LIGHT THAT REVEALS SPIRITUAL REALITY?
Physical eyes have limitations.
Physical light has limitations.
Human knowledge has limitations.
But Scripture says:
“God is light.” — 1 John 1:5
Why is God the ultimate light?
Because He is the Creator.
He created what we can see and what we cannot see.
He understands the visible and the invisible.
He knows the physical and the spiritual.
Therefore, if we desire to understand the fullness of our existence, our purpose and our reality, we must seek the One who created reality itself.
Only the Creator possesses the complete information about His creation.
And therefore:
GOD IS THE LIGHT THAT REVEALS THE ESSENCE OF OUR REALITY.
---
ESSENCE OF REALITY — PART 2
Remember the illustration of the chair.
The person who created the chair possesses knowledge of its original purpose.
Likewise, God, being our Creator, possesses complete knowledge of our purpose.
He is the Light that reveals who we truly are.
Therefore, the full essence of our reality can only be discovered in Him.
But another question arises:
Why is humanity unique?
Animals are also created by God.
Plants are created by God.
The universe itself is God's creation.
So what makes humanity different?
The Bible tells us that human beings were created in the image of God.
We are intended to reflect something of our Creator upon the earth.
This brings us to another illustration.
THE MIRROR
Think of a mirror.
A mirror was created to reflect an image.
But what is the usefulness of a mirror in total darkness?
Place a mirror inside a completely dark room.
Stand before it.
Can you see your reflection?
No.
Does that mean the mirror does not exist?
No.
The mirror exists, but darkness prevents it from fulfilling its visible function.
More importantly, a mirror cannot produce an original image by itself.
A reflection requires an original.
Without someone standing before the mirror, the mirror remains blank.
This provides a spiritual picture of humanity.
If we are created in the image of God, then our highest purpose is not simply to reflect ourselves.
We are meant to reflect our Creator.
Now place a source of light before a mirror.
Immediately, the mirror reflects the light.
You see its effect.
The light does not turn the mirror into something else.
Rather, the light enables the mirror to demonstrate what it was created to do.
In the same way, when the light of God shines upon and within a human life, that person begins to understand and express the purpose for which he or she was created.
Without the Creator's light, we can exist physically and still misunderstand our purpose.
We can have talents and misuse them.
We can have influence and misdirect it.
We can possess knowledge and still lack understanding.
We can be alive without knowing why we are alive.
A chair cannot explain itself.
A mirror cannot define its own purpose.
Creation ultimately depends upon the Creator for the revelation of its true essence.
And so it is with us.
Your existence is not an accident waiting for society to define it.
Your deepest purpose cannot be fully determined by people's opinions, possessions, titles or circumstances.
If God is your Creator, then the clearest understanding of who you are must come from Him.
FIND THE LIGHT
When darkness hides an object, we search for light.
When confusion hides purpose, we must also search for light.
And Scripture tells us where that Light is found:
“God is light.”
So if you are searching for the essence of your reality, begin with your Creator.
Allow His light to expose what darkness has hidden.
Allow His truth to correct false perceptions.
Allow His wisdom to reveal purpose.
Allow His presence to show you not merely that you exist, but why you exist.
A mirror finds its essence when it reflects.
Humanity finds its highest essence when it reflects God.
Therefore:
Know the Light.
Understand your purpose.
Discover your true reality.
And shape your life according to the revelation of your Creator.
This is the ESSENCE OF REALITY.
— Victor Dauda
Visual Artist | Filmmaker | Photographer
CEO, Vedee_studio
Date: 17-09-26
My name is Victor Dauda. I am a visual artist who uses painting, film and photography as mediums to communicate my truths, experiences and revelations.
Recently, I completed a short film on YouTube titled “THE AWAKENING OF EKPEN.” The film explores the existence of a fictional character known as the “Were-cat” in Nigeria, whose condition is connected to a family curse.
After shooting the film and applying certain principles of creation, I came to a realization: all creation begins with darkness and light.
I give credit for this revelation to the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit directed my attention to Genesis 1.
The earth was without form and void, and darkness covered the face of the deep. Then God said:
“Let there be light.”
And there was light.
It was after light appeared that God began to bring things into form, order and distinction.
This opened my understanding to something profound about reality.
The Bible also declares in 1 John 1:5:
“God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all.”
From this, I came to understand this principle:
“IN DARKNESS, LIGHT SHAPES REALITY.”
Everything around us may exist, yet without light its form cannot be fully perceived.
Light reveals.
Light gives visibility.
Light brings definition.
Light allows what exists to become evident to the observer.
Consider a simple chair.
Before the chair existed physically, someone recognized a problem:
“Where can we sit?”
From what was previously unknown came an idea:
“Let us create something on which people can sit.”
Through knowledge, imagination, understanding and craftsmanship, the creator transformed an unseen idea into a visible object.
But suppose someone who had never seen a chair before encountered that object.
He might ask:
“What is this?”
The creator could then explain:
“This is a chair. Its purpose is for sitting.”
At that moment, the creator has revealed the essence of the object.
Without that knowledge, another person might misuse the chair. He could turn it into a weapon, a ladder or something completely different from its intended purpose.
The object exists, but knowledge reveals its true meaning.
This brings us to an important question:
WHAT IS REALITY?
Reality can be described as:
That which exists and the evidence by which its existence becomes known.
Whatever exists requires some form of information, knowledge or illumination for its reality to be understood.
THE DARK ROOM EXPERIMENT
Try this simple experiment.
Place a chair inside a room.
Block every opening through which light can enter.
Then walk into the room.
What do you see?
Darkness.
Does the darkness mean that the chair has ceased to exist?
No.
The chair is still there.
But as far as your physical sight is concerned, its presence is hidden.
Now switch on the flashlight of your phone.
Suddenly, you see a structure.
Because you already possess information about that structure, you identify it:
“That is a chair.”
The chair did not begin to exist when you switched on your flashlight.
The light simply revealed what was already there.
Therefore, light shapes your perception of reality by revealing what darkness concealed.
WHAT IS YOUR REALITY?
Your reality involves the relationship between you and what exists around and within you — what you perceive, what you receive, what you understand and what you give back.
In the physical world, God has given humanity the sun as a great source of light.
Imagine taking away the sun.
Then remove every artificial source of light.
Where would you be?
In darkness.
Yet darkness would not mean that everything around you had disappeared.
Things would still exist.
You simply would not be able to perceive them through your normal physical sight.
And this leads us to another dimension.
There are realities that physical light can reveal, and there are realities physical light cannot reveal.
For example:
Can you see your mind?
No.
Yet you know that you have a mind.
What colour is your mind?
What physical shape does it possess?
Where exactly can you point to and say, “This is what my thought looks like”?
Physical light can illuminate your face, your chair, your house and your surroundings, but it cannot illuminate every dimension of human existence.
Therefore, we must ask:
WHERE IS THE LIGHT THAT REVEALS SPIRITUAL REALITY?
Physical eyes have limitations.
Physical light has limitations.
Human knowledge has limitations.
But Scripture says:
“God is light.” — 1 John 1:5
Why is God the ultimate light?
Because He is the Creator.
He created what we can see and what we cannot see.
He understands the visible and the invisible.
He knows the physical and the spiritual.
Therefore, if we desire to understand the fullness of our existence, our purpose and our reality, we must seek the One who created reality itself.
Only the Creator possesses the complete information about His creation.
And therefore:
GOD IS THE LIGHT THAT REVEALS THE ESSENCE OF OUR REALITY.
---
ESSENCE OF REALITY — PART 2
Remember the illustration of the chair.
The person who created the chair possesses knowledge of its original purpose.
Likewise, God, being our Creator, possesses complete knowledge of our purpose.
He is the Light that reveals who we truly are.
Therefore, the full essence of our reality can only be discovered in Him.
But another question arises:
Why is humanity unique?
Animals are also created by God.
Plants are created by God.
The universe itself is God's creation.
So what makes humanity different?
The Bible tells us that human beings were created in the image of God.
We are intended to reflect something of our Creator upon the earth.
This brings us to another illustration.
THE MIRROR
Think of a mirror.
A mirror was created to reflect an image.
But what is the usefulness of a mirror in total darkness?
Place a mirror inside a completely dark room.
Stand before it.
Can you see your reflection?
No.
Does that mean the mirror does not exist?
No.
The mirror exists, but darkness prevents it from fulfilling its visible function.
More importantly, a mirror cannot produce an original image by itself.
A reflection requires an original.
Without someone standing before the mirror, the mirror remains blank.
This provides a spiritual picture of humanity.
If we are created in the image of God, then our highest purpose is not simply to reflect ourselves.
We are meant to reflect our Creator.
Now place a source of light before a mirror.
Immediately, the mirror reflects the light.
You see its effect.
The light does not turn the mirror into something else.
Rather, the light enables the mirror to demonstrate what it was created to do.
In the same way, when the light of God shines upon and within a human life, that person begins to understand and express the purpose for which he or she was created.
Without the Creator's light, we can exist physically and still misunderstand our purpose.
We can have talents and misuse them.
We can have influence and misdirect it.
We can possess knowledge and still lack understanding.
We can be alive without knowing why we are alive.
A chair cannot explain itself.
A mirror cannot define its own purpose.
Creation ultimately depends upon the Creator for the revelation of its true essence.
And so it is with us.
Your existence is not an accident waiting for society to define it.
Your deepest purpose cannot be fully determined by people's opinions, possessions, titles or circumstances.
If God is your Creator, then the clearest understanding of who you are must come from Him.
FIND THE LIGHT
When darkness hides an object, we search for light.
When confusion hides purpose, we must also search for light.
And Scripture tells us where that Light is found:
“God is light.”
So if you are searching for the essence of your reality, begin with your Creator.
Allow His light to expose what darkness has hidden.
Allow His truth to correct false perceptions.
Allow His wisdom to reveal purpose.
Allow His presence to show you not merely that you exist, but why you exist.
A mirror finds its essence when it reflects.
Humanity finds its highest essence when it reflects God.
Therefore:
Know the Light.
Understand your purpose.
Discover your true reality.
And shape your life according to the revelation of your Creator.
This is the ESSENCE OF REALITY.
— Victor Dauda
Visual Artist | Filmmaker | Photographer
CEO, Vedee_studio
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