[Blindtlk] Getting Lost

[Aleeha Dudley]

I've had a few people pray for me and healing from my blindness. I am
a Christian and believe that God has plans for me and meant for me to
be blind, so I will do what He asks me to do without my sight. I tell
people this and they keep going back to the story of the blind man in
the Bible. I tell them that that was one man and that God's plan may
not be for me to see, and it may be. We will never know until it
happens. What really gets me is the people who say that the reason I'm
blind is because I'm not faithful enough or that I did something
wrong. Really?
Aleeha

On 5/2/14, justin williams <justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't know, but it is really funny.  I can't wait for the next sucker;
> lol, its gona be great.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike
> Freeman
> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 10:31 AM
> To: Marion Gwizdala; Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting Lost
>
> But does this truly solve the problem? Or is this merely
> sellf-gratification? Remember the KJ story Don't Throw the Nickel.
>
> Mike Freeman
> sent from my iPhone
>
>
>> On May 2, 2014, at 6:26, "Marion Gwizdala" <blind411 at verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>> Arielle,
>>    Whenever someone offers to pray for me because I am blind, I generally
> offer to pray for them because they are ignorant. I know that this might
> offend them; however, their ignorance is just as offensive!
>>
>> Marion
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> Arielle Silverman
>> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2014 9:02 PM
>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting Lost
>>
>> When I was in college, I was studying outside when a random guy came up
> and asked directions to another building. My cane was on the ground, and he
> didn't realize I was blind until I was midway giving directions. Then he
> suddenly started offering me money and healing prayers, and it took me a
> while to get rid of him. I realized later that I should have asked him to
> pray for a good grade on my test instead of healing, but I digress. Anyway
> I'm not sure if he found the building he was looking for. It's a shame
> people would dismiss good, clear directions just because they come from a
> blind person.
>>
>> Arielle
>>
>>> On 5/1/14, Ray Foret Jr <rforet7706 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> Quite funny.  Reminds me of a story that Carle Jacobson told of a
>>> waitress who told him that she was going to put the water in the
>>> smaller glass and the seven-up in the larger so he could tell the
>>> difference:  but, ironically, it was she who could not tell in which
>>> glass the water was and in which the drink was.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the
>>> blind built-in!
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user!
>>>
>>>> On May 1, 2014, at 3:23 PM, Marion Gwizdala <blind411 at verizon.net>
> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Dear All,
>>>>    I perform a song called, "I'm Not Lost; I am Exploring". I
>>>> generally introduce the song by sharing a story told once by Dr.
>>>> Abraham Nemeth while he was waiting for a bus in a crowded city. Two
> guys approached Dr.
>>>> Nemeth and asked for directions. They were given very precise
>>>> turn-by-turn directions to their destination. As they turned to walk
>>>> away, one guy said to the other, "We might want to ask someone else;
> that guy's blind!" Dr.
>>>> Nemeth replied, "Yes! I am blind; but I'm not the one who is lost!"
>>>>
>>>> Fraternally yours,
>>>> Marion Gwizd
>
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