Seeing Beyond Sight: Understanding the Deeper Meaning of Blindness

Life is not what happens at birth and death but in between them. The way we embrace everyday life matters the most.

The true blindness is not when your eyes fail to function normally.

The real blindness is when your eyes paralyze your life to not to live in the light even after seeing it. Let's explore the topic of blindness and its types. Happy reading.

BLINDNESS : Type 1

While I was thinking about writing this blog, my neighbor aunty came to my home. After having a few conversations she questioned, what will you do next? What's your plan for your future? 

Aunt's questions made me pause for a while. I replied, I'll marry and have kids. I'll make my children study hard and help them achieve their dreams.

Hearing my reply, aunty got anxious. This is what you do? Then there will be no difference between you and me. You have studied hard but what's the use?

I said, aunty, relax. I'll definitely do better than you. I at least take care of my kids, help them achieve their goals but you're not even doing that. Of course I'm better than you, isn't it?

(Aunty, now, thought about her children. Who in their 20s neither study nor work but addicted to alcohol, roam around the city whole day and do nothing but party )

Yes child, you're right, my children are literally useless and they call me senseless. Now I am more worried about their future. I couldn't raise them properly, she exclaimed.

I said, just like you worried about my future and now worrying about your children's future, there's someone up there, he'll worry about my future. Therefore, from today, stop worrying about your neighbors and start worrying about your generation. The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish tears it down with her own hands.

( Please don't worry about me, my answer was just  to make my dear neighbor realize some important facts).

When your cup itself is empty and you're not able to see it, you're able to judge others' cups. This is called blindness. Blind to not visualize your own life. This character won't just make you stay blind but also make you useless.

Henceforth, put a finish to blindness. Open your eyes and visualize your own life before you do it for others.

BLINDNESS : Type 2

You can have everything, yet live like nothing and you can have nothing, yet live like having everything. Either you can be blind to nothing or everything. The worst part of being blind is when you aren't able to see the power, strength, talent, wisdom God has given you.

At times, you have to walk through deep valleys, you have to hear every criticism and no encouragements, walk in isolation, cry alone, feel lonely, feel stuck and fearful, feel hopeless, worry about tomorrow, question your existence, question the unfair things happening to you, but don't be blind to see the other part of these.

Even when you walk through the deepest valleys, God's presence and his guidance is sufficient. Walk through these valleys but don't be blind to see the presence of Almighty that's present with you despite the valley.

Become blind to doubt and fear not for faith and hope.

As you wake up every morning, ask God to open your eyes so that you may not become blind to see his goodness throughout the day. Because his mercies are new every morning. Experience his goodness and mercy each day.

World may not see the gifts that's hidden inside of  you. You can see them. Forget the world, your gifts need your attention first. See them amidst the darkness and eventually light will make a way for you. Don't be blind to see your gifts.

BLINDNESS : Type 3

Assume, you are on top of a mountain. Sky is near. Just one look down, might feel scary. You can either be blind to see sky or the valley down. Instead of enjoying the altitude and the vast beauty of the sky, you are looking down and blaming the height due to fear. Being blind to experience great heights and gratitude.

Be thankful for everything. Nothing happens accidentally, everything has got a purpose. All you need is eyes to see the purpose. Remain grateful and faithful. You'll reach more heights.

Just imagine, What if our eyes were placed under our jaws and not where they are placed now? Obviously they would look like a CCTV that's bent down. Thankfully, we got the eyes where they are supposed to be in our body.

What if our nose is placed on top of our head?

Every breath we took, would have sounded like a factory's smoke. Gracefully, our creator has got the perfect design of our body and every part is perfectly placed. These may sound funny but aren't they asking us to be grateful that we are made so beautifully complex.

Therefore, don't take your body for granted. Be thankful that your health and every system in your body is working in a coordinated way or else they wouldn't have made any sense for who they are. Thus, it's not right to take, even the functioning of every system of your body for granted.

If you are really grateful, then, next time, think before you consume those drugs and alcohol. All those addictions that are toxic to your body.

Be mindful of what you watch, be mindful of what you hear, be mindful of what you are becoming each day. Don't be blind and just  follow the trends of the world.

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Evangelin Patil