to think the Being of beings makes it almost obtnlsively clear to us moderns that all thinking, that is, relatedness to Being, is still difficult. Aristotle describes this difficulty as follows (Metaphysics, Ch. 1, Bk. 2, 993b) :
"ὥσπερ γὰρ τὰ τῶν νυκτερίδων ὄμματα πρὸς τὸ φέγγος ἔχει τὸ μεθ᾽ ἡμέραν, οὕτω καὶ τῆς ἡμετέρας ψυχῆς ὁ νοῦς πρὸς τὰ τῇ φύσει φανερώτατα πάντων."
"Just as it is with bats' eyes in respect of daylight, so it is with our mental vision in respect of those things which are by nature most apparent" (that is, the presence of all that is present). The Being of beings is the most apparent; and yet, we normally do not see it—and if we do, only with difficulty.