Some may finish off this sentence with: "you don’t miss," and in the case of many blind persons, it is very true. However, for me, it is not always the case. Sometimes I play a game with myself and say to myself that what I don’t see I don’t miss and I relate this to a dirty kitchen or a dirty bathroom. Sometimes this works but sometimes not.
Having had good functional vision before, it is sometimes difficult not to miss what I could have seen. Especially so when I am watching TV and yearn to know what is going on during those quiet times if I don’t have descriptive video to help me out. Then again, if newscasters are describing horrible crime scenes during the news cast, I certainly do not miss not being able to see that. I miss seeing activities in those crowded malls. Tables loaded with food at buffets, ice skaters in a rink, Christmas scenes, blue skies and green oceans, but most of all, flickering candles and a Church all dressed up for the Nativity at Christmas.
What you don’t see can definitely work both ways. You can either avoid those terrible scenes of disaster or you can miss out on pure beauty.
I’m Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly accessibility advocate, wishing you a terrific day and urging you to go out there and share my thoughts with others.
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