[Blindtlk] Unsolicited prayers

[Carly Mihalakis]

Good morning, Marion and others,

         I have come to regard touching in terms of its being the way 
in which I "see" things. So if there is no touching, I guess, there 
is no seeing. Furthermore, People ought to have the same access to 
what can be seen with the ocular organs.
  I am interested in what other blinks feel about this since,, it 
seems slightly inconceivable to be a blink, and not conceive of 
things this way.
for today, CarAt 04:17 AM 6/29/2014, Marion Gwizdala wrote:
>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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>Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 9:06 PM
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>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Unsolicited prayers
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>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
> >..
> >
> >..
> >
> >Eric from Los Angeles.  Live life!  Love community!  Eric on Facebook:
> >eric at pmpmail.com.
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