What you lose in blindness is the space around you, the place where you are, and without that you might not exist. You could be nowhere at all.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There is a condition worse than blindness, and that is, seeing something that isn't there.
One of the most persistent misconceptions about blindness is that it is a curse from God for misdeeds perpetrated in a past life, which cloaks the blind person in spiritual darkness and makes him not just dangerous, but evil.
Losing my sight had nothing to do with my focus on music. My passion for music was already there, so it would be a mistake to give too much significance to my blindness.
The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.
When sighted people cover their eyes or find themselves in a dark place, this is something that's very terrifying for us. And so in general, we assume that this is what blindness means. But of course, it isn't. For people who were born blind or who go blind at a very young age, that's not at all what blindness means.
I think we all suffer from acute blindness at times. Life is a constant journey of trying to open your eyes. I'm just beginning my journey, and my eyes aren't fully open yet.
Sight is something you take for granted until you think you might lose it.
The fact that I am blind is not what defines my life. It should be of no more interest than my blood type. People wonder if there is a relationship between my lack of sight and the way I sing. But there's no connection.
Two kinds of blindness are easily combined so that those who do not see really appear to see what is not.
Just because you are blind and unable to see my beauty doesn't mean it does not exist.
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