Be Blind

"A matter to the construction of their inner eyes, those eyes with which they look through their physical eyes upon reality", ( Ellison, 1).




We all at one point question, whether admittedly or not, what life would be like blind. While the actual disability of blindness should never be wished upon anyone, there is some truth to the fact that we all share a blind spot or at least translucent gage in what and how we perceive our surroundings. Everyone sees through different lenses, these being the guise we build throughout out lives as influenced per our upbringing, religious authorities, family situation, friend groups, personal interest, travel experiences or prescription bifocals. In many cases, we are geared to only see what we wish to see, a theory founded on these clouded perceptions of reality, and not necessarily the truths of matter.  By all means, we are entitled to assert our beliefs, but at what cost do we allow those ideas to impede on the lives of others. When does a thoughtless comment about her Hispanic housekeeper become racist? When does a disinterest in better funding for women's athletics become sexist? While our human instinct to turn a blind eye to truth in order for our own convictions to subsist is likely cause for mutual dissent, at what point does a blind spot detour its foundation toward ignorance and violence?