cycling 4 LEDs at varrying speeds

Yeah, it looks like I'm going to have to take a few steps back and get on the same page as everyone. I'm no where near where everyone expects me to be. All the advice that is given to me flies way over my head. I'm totally missing what apparently is staring me right in the face with this "blink without delay" sketch

I know that everyone that reads this is asking themselves, "Is he really that dense?" well the answer is emphatically yes

Please bear with me...