Re: Buried Memories
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2023 7:07 am
It could also be said or argued that 'an advantage', if there is any, about being 'visually blind' is that 'that one' does NOT get to 'visually see' the UGLINESS that adult human beings are doing to 'life', earth, "themselves", AND children. Although 'they' can OBVIOUSLY 'sense', 'see', AND 'understand' 'the UGLINESS' JUST AS WELL.Maia wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 11:14 amYes, absolutely. I don't feel disadvantaged in any way, I just do a few things differently.vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 11:06 amYes. There are cases of people who are blind as far as eyes go but for all intents and purposes can see. They've found a way around it. I remember seeing a documentary about a boy with no eyes who could see using sound. He rode everywhere on his bike. Seems unbelievable but humans are endlessly adaptable.Maia wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 9:42 am
I've been completely blind since birth.
I have very good spatial awareness through echolocation. If I click my tongue a few times I can work out the size and shape of the room, or space, I'm in. Or if I'm walking, I can tell if there's something in front of me, its size and shape, if it's stationary, if it's a person, and so on. There are lots of other cues too, of course, and it's very easy to tell if I'm outdoors or indoors, for example.
I assume that this has somehow influenced my dislike of enclosed spaces, but not really in any way that I can pin down, never having experienced anything else. As a general rule, the bigger the space I'm in, the better, and outdoors is best of all. Interestingly, though, a tent is fine, even if it's really small, because it's not solid.