Ceilie's Post

I think one of the most painful handicaps for me to have would be to be deaf. I am quite a vocal person and love using my voice for many different things such as singing, expressing my opinion and in the end, just putting to use the naturally loud vocal chords I was given. I would also hate to not be able to hear the world around me. Not being able to listen to something as simple as the ocean humming on a summer morning, to something as personal as my mother's voice wishing me "Goodnight", is something that just seems some unbelievably painful. Even though being blind would also bring just as much pain, it also comes with one benefit that isn't typically thought of, and that is when you are blind, you can't be capable of judging someone by their appearance. Without being able to see, getting to know someone is the only way to be able to judge whether you like them or not. When sight isn’t a factor in your life, neither are prejudice critiques that are given to people that you don’t even know. With blindness, you can contact the world around you, but just not be able to see it as it happens. With deafness, you can experience the world but not be able to take part in it, just watch as the everyone around you interacts while you stand by, unable to join the lively conversations.