[il-talk] Proving your blindness

[Leslie Hamric]

Did he climb Mount Everest to prove that he was a capable  blind person or because he love the challenge? Maybe both?

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> On Feb 16, 2016, at 11:17 AM, Deborah Kent Stein via il-talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I find that usually when people accuse me of trying to prove myself it's
> because I'm insisting on doing something that makes them uncomfortable, even
> something as simple as carrying my own plate in a buffet line or hanging up
> my own coat at a party. If we go about living our lives with anything like
> autonomy, it is bound to trouble the folks who are only comfortable when
> we're sitting still. When Erik Weihenmayer climbed Mount Everest, was he
> trying to prove that he was capable as a blind person? Then what was Sir
> Edmund Hilary's motivation? 
> 
> Debbie S.
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> From: il-talk [mailto:il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Leslie Hamric
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> Cc: Leslie Hamric <lhamric930 at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [il-talk] Proving your blindness
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> Let me say it a different way. I'm sure along the line, you've all been told
> by someone that you spend a lot of time trying to prove yourself because of
> your blindness. I tend to react negatively when I hear this statement. And
> I'm wondering how others may react, positively or negatively? Do you ever
> feel like proving yourself or that you can do things gets in the way of
> living your life for being yourself? Thoughts? This could start a good
> discussion.
> Leslie
> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Feb 16, 2016, at 7:34 AM, Leslie Hamric via il-talk
>> <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Hey guys. I have a question. I'm sure you've all been told somewhere along
> the way that you spent a lot of time proving that you can do things in spite
> of your blindness. How do you  react to this  statement? I think this topic
> could start a good discussion.
>> Leslie
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