[Blindtlk] Getting Lost

Fri May 2 14:58:45 UTC 2014

Oops!  I didn't realize all of the mistakes. I also agree with my husband, Brandon. I will also be getting a guy dog. I was mostly talking about the medical problems that accompany my blindness. :-)r

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> On May 2, 2014, at 10:49 AM, Brandon Olivares <programmer2188 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> That’s exactly how I feel. I really have no desire to be “healed” of blindness. I am happy how I am. On the other hand, my wife who has more vision than I does want to be healed of it. So everyone is different.
> 
> I think about all the blessings I have as a blind person. Once I get my guide dog, I think it’ll be incredibly satisfying to have him/her as a companion with me everywhere I go. How many people have something like that?
> 
> Brandon
>> On May 2, 2014, at 10:42 AM, Aleeha Dudley <blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 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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