I love conversations like that! It's a rare treat for me when someone comes up and says, basically, "You're different from me and that fascinates me, and I want to learn." Usually what I get is "You're different from me and that makes me afraid, so I'm going to control what I fear so that it can't hurt me."
Growing up, I was taught that "It's your task to educate the sighted about the blind." In adult life, I realized that not only was this a pointless and thankless task, but it was a very heavy cross to bear, one that I had not asked for. Now, when someone is courageous enough to confront me as different and therefore stimulating, I feel privileged to talk to them; the rest of the people I don't bother trying to educate, because all the words in the world will not convince a scared or superstitious or xenophobic person to change their thinking patterns. Spent a half an hour with such an individual explaining how blind people use a computer or a dog, and they'll still shriek in panic and grab at you when stairs are present, or start talking to people around you about what you need, etc. Being cute and female never hurts, either. :) Mark BurningHawk Baxter Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
