Doctor, My Eyes
A HOLISTIC ATTITUDE. A great way to mis-see people is to see only a piece of them. Some doctors mis-see their patients when they see only their bodies.
David Brooks • How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
It is particularly important to understand that a blindness concerning important aspects of self leads to a blindness concerning important aspects of the environment. A person who denies a need for companionship and nurturing, for instance, may be oblivious to opportunities to satisfy that need, such as signs of interest and friendship from people
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Robert Hine, another fastidiously observant college professor who went blind in middle age, wrote that “to the blind, no loss can be as great as the dimming of loved faces. There is no substitute for the interchange of a smile.”
Andrew Leland • The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight
Nine tenths of feeling bad about life is the inability to see the details of the natural magnificence that should surround us at any moment. For that we need fresh “wild eyes.” Hope does not come from humans,
Martín Prechtel • The Smell of Rain on Dust: Grief and Praise
People don’t see the world with their eyes; they see it with their entire life.
David Brooks • How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
The life of a blind (or, really, any disabled) person can, in the most cynical view, also resemble one long troubleshooting session, punctuated by occasional moments of smooth operation. There’s just so much trouble to shoot when you’re blind.