[Blindtlk] an awkward experience

Tue Oct 8 23:13:54 UTC 2013

Lol Justin.
I have had 66 reconstructive surgeries on my face. . . It'd be hard
NOT to stand out! Lol.
OMG Mike!!! Lol and double lol!!

On 10/8/13, justin williams <justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm doing it.  LOL. Lmfao.  That's hilarious Mike.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike
> Freeman
> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 11:58 AM
> To: 'Brad Keller'; 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] an awkward experience
>
> When people ask me to pray with them for my sight, I'm tempted to tell them
> that I believe in the Devil so why not let's have a go at Devil-worship.
> That usually does the trick.
>
> Mike
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Brad Keller
> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 6:52 AM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] an awkward experience
>
> I have had similar experiences and they have all been handled differently
> according to the situation. A few times I have to actually ask someone to
> please leave me alone because of their persistance. In others I have allowed
> them to do their thing, which only took a minute or two, then went on my
> way. Others have been handled by politely saying thank you but not right now
> or thank you but I'm not interested at this time. I have also told some that
> I am not helpless and that for the most part I'm able to pretty much do
> anything that they can although, some things may be done differently. I have
> even still driven a couple of times around my dad's property and I still do
> some mechanical work as well as many repair jobs around the house. In fact I
> just got done moving and one of the gentlemen that helped me move said that
> next time he needed to work on his car he was bringing it over to my house
> because I had more tools than he did.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael" <bonsai1b at bellsouth.net>
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 8:23 AM
> Subject: [Blindtlk] an awkward experience
>
>
>> Good morning folks,  I lost my sight six years ago and went through a
>> very dark time for a couple of years and eventually became comfortable
>> with who I am and have since then gone on to do most of what I did before.
>>
>> But I had an experience yesterday that I didn’t know how to handle.  I
>> was at the gym and had just completed an hour of cardio.  I was
>> sitting at a table located in the center of the gym floor cooling down
>> when a woman began a conversation with me.  She said that she was
>> sitting at the table also (which I doubt) and that God had put her there
>> to talk to me and that
>> she was an evangelist.   She asked if she could talk to me.  When I
>> answered in the affirmative she stood next to me, took my hand in both
>> of her hands, and began praying over me.  She asked God to help this
>> poor child, saying that Jesus had healed the sick, cured the blind,
>> and raised the dead.  She prayed for over a minute (at least it felt
>> like), using verbage that I only hear on Sunday morning.  Then she
>> finished and left me sitting there.  I was shocked and didn’t know
>> what to say.  I let her do her thing thinking that I had probably made
>> her feel positive about herself by helping “this poor child”.
>> Understand that I am a christian but have never had such an
>> embarrassing display since losing my sight.  Has this happened to
>> others, and how did you handle such a display?
>>
>> Michael
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