[Blindtlk] Unsolicited prayers

Tue Jul 1 04:55:07 UTC 2014

Good afternoon, Liz,

A Sociologist thinker who studied people he refers too as normals 
(meaning people un effected),  and in turn blind people Have you ever 
begged a question of why normals are curious about knowing your dog? 
I believe people experience blindness in terms of a second hand, on a 
person2person basis. If you, as I do, recruit ol'Sighty to guide you, 
even when you might not particularly need help, you can sort of, 
through humor and straight talk show them how approachable, even 
humorous we can be?
If I had a dog, you better believe I would want people to know about 
us, how we work together, how are sharing is symbiotic in nature. So, 
if you are proud of your 4-legged leader, perhaps you can be proud to 
share him with whomever should want to know him?
So, Liz, Why are normals, generally afraid or at least ill at ease around us?
  I imagine it is primarily because people have rebuffed 
their  gestures of support at least, and at worst have down-right 
rude or emasculating.  The average  sighted person's being so 
intrigued since, as Peter said, almost as a rule normals never, ever 
come into personal contact with a blink so, obviously it is their 
instinct to act like any blind people with whom they make personal 
contact are you know, zoo animals. For a change, try stepping outside 
of yourself, understanding that presences are scariest while 
submerged by darkness and, don't be rude since the last thing you 
want is for all blinks to be ascribed with having chips on their 
shoulders? Perhaps, be mindful of working toward the end of bringing 
levity and light when uncomfortable, not hostility?
Car 07:03 AM 6/29/2014, Elizabeth Campbell via blindtlk wrote:
>Hello all,
>Besides the unwanted prayers, those of us with guide dogs face an incredible
>amount of what I call public interference.
>I don't know how others feel, but it bothers me that people come up to me at
>Starbucks or while I'm waiting for the bus and always ask for my dog's name.
>I sometimes say that I don't give that information out when my dog is
>working, or I sometimes ask the person for their name. The response is
>always that they just want to know the dog's name. I find that to be very
>offensive because again, we are not seen as people.
>
>Just my thoughts.
>
>Liz
>
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>From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mark Tardif
>via blindtlk
>Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2014 6:26 AM
>To: Marion Gwizdala; Blind Talk Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Unsolicited prayers
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>Amen, Marion, I couldn't agree with your more.  And really, what gives
>someone the right to violate your personal space in that way?  And you are
>right, this suggests that this person in their ignorance doesn't view you as
>
>a whole person.  That says more about them than it does about you.
>
>
>
>Mark Tardif
>Nuclear arms will not hold you.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Marion Gwizdala via blindtlk
>Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2014 7:17 AM
>To: 'Carly Mihalakis' ; 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Unsolicited prayers
>
>Car,
>I will respectfully disagree! First of all, no one has the right to
>touch me without my permission. Secondly, those who feel a need to pray for
>me to be healed of my blindness is tantamount to someone wishing to pray for
>someone to heal them of their dark skin color. The underlying judgement they
>are making is that I am not a whole person because of my blindness, an
>assumption I reject. In fact, I tell those wishing to pray for my healing
>that I have already been healed of the myths and misconceptions that
>blindness is a malady to be healed; therefore, I tell them, I will pray for
>them to be healed of their ignorance and misconceptions. I also share with
>them that my blindness is actually a source of healing for others, helping
>those who are blind heal themselves of the same limitations I once placed
>upon myself.
>
>Blessings!
>Marion Gwizdala
>
>
>
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>From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Carly
>Mihalakis via blindtlk
>Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 9:06 PM
>To: Blind Talk Mailing List; blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Unsolicited prayers
>
>Hi, Eric,
>
>Just know that, people's placing their hands on your eyes and praying is not
>so much about you, or your blindness,but about their spirituality. You said
>yourself, you resented when others tried challenging your faith. Perhaps,
>you extend the same acceptance as is your expectation of others?
>Car
> >Arielle, I have your mindset, as well.  As I get older, my tolerance
> >level shrinks.  I'm 5-9, and people have even bad-mouthed me for not
> >accepting my lack by not taking their help, wanting to become violent.
> >And one person even criticized me for my faith in God, when I,
>specifically, was praying
> >for a new cane after it was broken.  Two things are   out-of-bounds,
> >praying for my blindness because they feel sorry for me, and laying
> >their hands on my eyes.
> >
> >Eric
> >..
> >
> >..
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