[Cabs-talk] Philosophy in society

[Carly Mihalakis]

'Morning, Darian,

I feel it important to bare close in mind that, blindness is rare and 
often intriguing to the uninitiated. It is destructive to both blind 
and sighted to insist  that, for whatever reason , ways in which we 
shine as well as those in which we happen to be inept, are 
occluded  behind a specter of blindness. You know, kinda that 
elephant in the room thing?  I believe, a way to help neutralize 
barriers which often confound the learning, on both sides  is to help 
neutralize people's curiosities, about what and how we do.

'Seems to me, as blind people we should be forever seeking even 
striving to, bit by bit, disassemble the boundaries by shining a 
light on the things which are not readily obvious to curious sighted 
people. It also helps to greet people's interest and curiosity with 
openness and love even humor.  not anger and hostility.
Carly
and the last
>thing  you want to hear is something related to blindness, but the
>grammys were on, and you wouldn't mind talking about  how a certain
>pop star finally didn't win something *smile*.
>  Or,  you have the weel-meaning person trying to direct you somewhere,
>when you've made it clear  that you do not require said assistance?
>How do you  handle this without getting  fairly annoyed and/or taking
>it to be more serious than it's  simply ment.   I know we talk about
>the  importance of educating the public, yet   the equil importance of
>stressing normality.   How have people handled  these ideas?  How does
>one  operate keeping in mind the ideas of both living one's life and
>keep in mind the next blind person that comes along?
>
>     Darian
>
>--
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>But only you can have the drive."
>
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