[Ct-nfb] on the other hand--book club, additional thoughts

[Gary Allen]

We can read books on blindness once in a while but that was not my intent
fir the book club.

On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 10:54 PM Sandra Streeter via CT-NFB <
ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I would be less inclined to join if the sole focus were books on blindness
> empowerment. As with my faith, I believe that we even need to apply NFB
> philosophy more intrinsically and further, to the point where, by reading,
> say, “Tom Sawyer,” we unobtrusively but definitely prove to the sighted
> public that we, as blind folks, are not in a “blind world,” that we relate
> to a boy palming off his whitewashing job to unsuspecting friends—that,
> blind or not, maybe we did the same mischief as kids... There’s a saying
> purported to be from St. Francis, that I love: “Preach the Gospel at all
> times; when necessary, use words.” Just something to chew on...
>
>
>
> Sandra
>
> Not “Revelation” – tis – that waits
> But our unfurnished eyes –
> (Emily Dickinson)
>
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