I walk up and down stairs in the dark, practice pouring water with my eyes closed and buy audio books.
I’m terrified of becoming blind, so I practice, make provisions.
One never knows.
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Great take on the prompt. And I might have actually been guilty of doing these things.
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😉 I’ve been doing at least some of these since I was around 13…not sure Iknow why, I think it was around the time I read Heidi, grandmother was blind and Peter had to read for her…shivver at the idea of having to rely on someone to read to me…people don’t have a lot of time and I’m a readerholic!
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It’s good to do that anyway. Helps you to understand some of the unique problems the modern world throws up at them.
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That is very true. The barriers can be terrible if you can’t see what’s going on. Like crossing a street for example.
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oh wow, I remember doing this as a child on field trips and as school projects. Preparing for it almost invites it, I would be scared to do it, for fear that it would happen. It’s a circle of one thing being brought by another. (that makes me extremely superstitious doesn’t it?”
great take on the prompt.
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Thanks for your comment first of all. Here in Italy, many have the same opinion, I can understand it though. So far, it hasn’t brought on the dreaded consequences and I’m 61 so…who knows, maybe it worked the other way around! 😉
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Making provisions out of fear… Intriguing. Well sometimes, I do practice walking, my eyes closed… and take sense of the surroundings by the feel of air.
Interesting write.
-HA
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Thanks HA…it’s been a life long companion and I donìt even feel as fearful as when I was younger…I think many have tried the practice etc.
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I did that as kid all the time. I am much more terrified of losing my hearing (I adore music), but in this day and age, that is a completely irrational fear.
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I don’t think I’d like that either! Don’t know why it’d be more irrational than losing your eyesight…
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I have lost my hearing. I am an avid lip reader. Going blind terrifies me because there goes my communication. Hearing has it’s advantages though, like being able to click the kid’s noise off when they are too loud or too argumentative, LOL.
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Well, now I can imagine that you’ve got a better reason for being nervous about blindness than I do. To be cut off from the world completely would not be scary to me, it’s be terrifying. Nice to have met you and thanks for commenting! Georgia!
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I actually saw on TV or read somewhere that it was good to do these things because it helps with coordination, which can get worse as we age.
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Wow…didn’t know, but can imagine it would now that you mention it. 🙂
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Going blind would be terrifying. Hopefully it is something you never experience!
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Amen!
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I’ve been known to do that on occasion. Terrifying idea.
Then again, there’s Borges.
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Interesting how many have my same phobia…I’m afraid I’m missing the ref to Borges …
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One of my best friends, has lost her sight to 60% in less than 18 months. Still she came with my to NYC and she had a great trip.
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Thanks…happy you both had a great trip to NYC!
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An understandable fear.
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Thanks for your understanding.
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This would make a really good subplot in a novel, I’m thinking. Such an interesting fear. Thanks for linking up. Don’t forget to vote.
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I won’t if I can figure out how to do it! 🙂
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Terrifying fear!
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It was a lot worse when I was younger ironically…as I’m more likely to have the problem now than then.
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Well done….and terrifying at the same time.
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yours was great a pretty terrifying too if I may say!
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I too am terrified of blindness. I am diabetic and a model patient out of fear of blindness.
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Understandable…if I were a silver-lining person, I’d say not all fears are negative. Best wishes to you!
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