[stylist] question

[Alan Wheeler]

Yes, blindness is a characteristic, like hair or eye color, but it has little to do with identity, if anything at all.


In Christ,
Alan



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 do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? Numbers 23:19
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Judith Bron" <jbron at optonline.net>
To: "NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 05:02
Subject: Re: [stylist] question


> It is not a part of my identity.  I'm a mother, grandmother, PR consultant, 
> free lance author and more who happens to be blind.  My identity is what I 
> am as a Jew, my accomplishments as a wife, parent, my degree and my other 
> accomplishments.  I have MS.  This is a disease.  I do not identify myself 
> as a blind woman who has MS.  I think more of myself.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Lee Clark" <johnlee at clarktouch.com>
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> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 1:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [stylist] question
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> 
>> Judith:
>>
>> You're right.  One who is blind but refuses to make it part of his or her
>> identity is making a choice, but in order for him or her to succeed, 
>> suicide
>> is in order.  Otherwise, being blind IS part of the identity, no matter
>> what.  Sorry, but blindness is a fact, and the only way to eradicate it
>> absolutely is to die.
>>
>> John
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