[Blindtlk] why is it important to join an organizationofthe blind?

[David Evans]

Dear All,

It is important to be a part of an organization as it is usually an 
organization that gets things accomplished in this world.

It goes like this.  There is a game.  of life going on and in every game you 
have basically 4 components. you have two sides on the field that push back 
and forth to win their point and advance the game toward a goal.  You have 
referees that enforce the rules of the game, award points and penalties and 
make judgment calls as to the conduct of the game. The forth, and last part 
, which is also the biggest part, are the spectators in the stands who watch 
the game, root for the different sides and most often benefit from the 
outcome of the game on the field, but take very little part in the winning 
of the game.
The people in the stands often wish that they could stimulate their side to 
win, but can only shout encouragement  or discouragement from their "safe" 
seat in the stands.
They have very little to do with the outcome of the game and only watch the 
toil of the players on the field.
They some times get upset at a call by the referees or a bad play by one of 
the members of the teams on the field, but they can only express their 
opinions, positive or negative from a safe distance.
It is the people on the field that are the heroes and the villains.  It is 
the players on the field that make the play or get their noses bloodied in 
the process of the game.  In Life, there is always the possibility that one 
of the spectators in the stand can come down and put on a helmet and get in 
the game, on one side or the other, and begin making a difference in the 
game and its outcome.
If the game is a form of "Tug-of-War" and the sides are evenly split, the 
game maybe  a tie or take a long time for one side or the other to prevail.
If on the other hand, half of the people in the stands come down and take up 
the rope on one side or the other, the contest is going to be over very 
quickly.  Games are won or lost by the players on the field, not the people 
sitting safely in the stands.  Getting involved in an organization can help 
to make  our lives better.
The Chinese have a saying," many hands make light work."
 or as the Florida Lotto puts it, you have to "play" to win.
I have seen us advance the goals of our organization since 1987 and I know 
that I am in a good place because of it.
As my generation use to say in the 1960's, "if you aren't part of the 
solution, then you are part of the problem."  Which part are you going to 
be?
The people who sit on the "fence" and in the stands only face the danger of 
getting splinters in their butt and hemorrhoids.  They never wear a 
chanpionship ring.

David Evans, NFBF and  GD Jack.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 9:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] why is it important to join an organizationofthe 
blind?


> hi,
>
> there's a difference in shooting for goals and waiting for pie in the sky 
> technology.
>
> Bryan Schulz
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Sheila Leigland
>  To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>  Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 7:47 PM
>  Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] why is it important to join an organization ofthe 
> blind?
>
>
>  Hello all, I've heard about doses of reality. If I and my husband had 
> bought in to this kind of logic, we never would have gone to college, 
> gotten married, raised our son, and worked. If I had listened to the 
> advice of everyone we wouldn't have taken ourselves and our son to the nfb 
> convention in 1996 from Montana by train and went to disneyland without 
> sighted assistance our son was eight at the time so although he could see 
> we were very much in control of the situation. Dreams and goals can be 
> crushed by to much so called reality. It doesn't mean that we don't try to 
> plan out things but we aren't afraid to try.
>
>  sheila leigland
>
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