I Am Not Blind

… I am not blind, neither am I partially sighted. I see clearly as the day. There is nothing wrong or right about being blind. Some are born blind, some become blind through life situation or circumstances. However I am not blind even though I live amongst blind people. I can see clearly, how dare I behave or pretend like I can’t see? Being amongst the blind does not bestow upon me the status of walking with a white stick and bumping into things. I am not entitled or required to walk as the blind because I live amongst the blind. I am to walk in the light that I see, the path before me. It is not my place to close my eyes and bump into things in order to be like those around me. I am not blind, I must walk as I am.

I am not unconscious, I am not asleep, I am not giddy, I am not dull or dense. I am awake, I am conscious, I am sharp and alert, I am aware, I am bright. It is not a crime to be unconscious but it is regrettable to pretend to be when not. I am awake in the midst of a sleeping people. What do I do? Do I go back to sleep? No I can’t, for I am not sleepy! I can try waking them up, I can try making them conscious, but more than anything I must operate in my own consciousness. I must move like him that is awake and conscious, I must not dull my edges, I must not lower my perception, I must not question my consciousness. I must not be proud, lofty or arrogant but I must proceed in the direction of my consciousness. I must progress like him that is awake. I am alive, I must live, I can not play dead. There is no virtue in joining the sleeping. I am awake.

I am not ignorant, I am knowledgeable, I know what I know, I see what I see, I understand what I understand, I must walk in the light that I see, I must bow to the person that I am, I must respond to the call, I must heed the calling. I must not put the light under a bushel, I must shine it bright, I must put it on a hilltop. My light must shine that the world benefits from it.

I am not perfect, I do not know it all. I must remain teachable, but still I am not blind!