One evening, guests. Everything was good and beautiful, great mood, smiles, jokes, food, and drinks, because we know what a party at our place means.
As confidential as possible, so not too many people know we had fun at home. It’s a pandemic, we’re not allowed to. 😊
Something was needed from upstairs and I thought I would offer to get it.
How does she see…
Said and done! I go, get the object, come back, and hand it over for use. While entering the room with the guests, someone in an almost whispering tone, but obviously not escaping my “trained” ear:
-“How does she see to go down the stairs if she can’t see?”
Excuse my tautology, but that’s exactly how they asked.
In response, I had two ideas… and since I’m not on good terms with holding back when I want/have something to say, of course, I expressed them.
1. ” -With my eyes,” you might say it’s arrogance, but no. Not that it wouldn’t be in my nature to have a gram, or even more, of such a thing, but in this case, I was as sincere as I could be, especially since it was an immediate/unthought-out reply.
The explanation could be that a blind person uses their sense of touch and hearing to compensate for vision. Therefore, I can say that I see to go up/down the stairs using my eyes. In the meaning I give to eyes, that’s exactly what happens.
2. The second reply was in context and consisted of another question:
“-How does a drunk person get into their house and bed when there are stairs in their way?” and here I refer strictly to situations where they actually make it. 😊)
The answer would be that they create reflexes. Plus, the adaptive human brain finds solutions in critical situations.
I don’t really know what it’s like to have to manage to get home drunk, but I think it might be a form of explanation accessible to everyone, maybe even if you happen to be drunk when reading this, for the confusion with which I started this text.
How blind people see.
Blind people have a mental map of the places where they spend a lot of time…
Depending on the landmarks they have taken, they manage to orient themselves.
The first time they might encounter problems, the second time, the number is smaller, until moving through these familiar places becomes a reflex. Without touching, without receiving directions, and obviously, without seeing, which is what this is about, they react to encountering a step as if they had seen it.
Maybe the association with a drunk person isn’t good because they are much more vulnerable, their other senses are affected, and not just that…
Therefore, if the drunk person manages, without having alert senses to compensate, without having much logic to help them, for a blind person, it would seem even simpler. 😊)
The blind person needs minimal equipment, a bit of accommodation, and you’ll see them moving through space in a way that makes you say:
“I have the impression that you are faking it!”
It’s quite possible they will reply:
” -You’re right, you have the impression.”
I have the impression that you are faking it – Have you encountered a situation where you had to manage in the dark?
I look forward to your comments to share your experience!
