[Blindtlk] why is it important to joinan organizationofthe blind?

Sat Jan 21 22:54:02 UTC 2012

Thanks for the suggestion; I have David's post saved.

Chris

"The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The 
real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that 
exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and 
opportunity, blindness can be reduced to a mere physical 
nuisance."
-- Kenneth Jernigan

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com
To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:47:12 -0800
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] why is it important to joinan	
organizationofthe	blind?

Great post, David.  That oughtta be part of that Monitor article 
also.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org 
[mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of David Evans
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 7:06 AM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] why is it important to join an 
organizationofthe
blind?

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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