tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post1377883361558051652..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Borges on blindnessMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-393465254251823962016-01-13T18:21:57.015-06:002016-01-13T18:21:57.015-06:00From my grandfather's perspective being blinde...From my grandfather's perspective being blinded as a result of an accident with refrigerant in the late 40's going blind was a gift. He was blinded as a man, 35, and he said it made him a better person. what?https://www.blogger.com/profile/07182395488967459862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-44751672969867761202016-01-12T08:52:11.553-06:002016-01-12T08:52:11.553-06:00Thank you for posting this piece. I've been lo...Thank you for posting this piece. I've been losing my vision for the past nine years, after cataract surgery that didn't go well. Now I'm totally blind in one eye, and have foggy vision in the other. I expect that it won't be much longer before I'm completely blind. So reading what Borges said about blindness--about it being a gift--fills me with encouragement and much warmth.Margaretnoreply@blogger.com