[nfb-talk] New THOUGHT PROVOKER 115- Why Dark Glasses?

[Robert Leslie Newman]

NFBtalk listers
RE:  Why Dark Glasses

Wearing dark glasses is the issue for TP115.  Why do some of us choose to
wear them and why do some of us choose not too?  If you have not read the
PROVOKER, it follows.  Recall that I collect responses and post them upon my
web site for all the WWW to read and learn from and that URL is-
Http://thoughtprovoker.info  If you wish to receive THOUGHT PROVOKERS sent
directly to you, just write me and ask, at-  newmanrl at cox.net 

THOUGHT PROVOKER 115
Why Dark Glasses

"Cutting
it
close!" Robert voiced into the early morning darkness in cadence
with the TAP, TAP, TAP, of his long white cane blurring through its arch.
He was on his way to work, running to catch a bus, thinking he'd probably
arrive at the stop at about the same time as the bus itself.  

On the bus, "Oh my God!"  Robert said aloud, then to himself, "No glasses!"
He'd just settled into his seat, reached up with a finger to wipe away a
wind-caused tear and found he had forgotten his new designer sunglasses at
home.  

"What's that?" asked Robert's seatmate, turning to look at him in concern. 
  
"Oh
I forgot my lunch on the kitchen table," Robert replied and couldn't
believe he had just said that.  However, as self-conscious as he might feel
about this "no glasses thing," He now knew he wasn't going to let it ruin
his day and certainly wasn't going to point it out to anyone.  

Walking down the street to the building in which he worked, Robert found
himself falling into an old habit of consciously holding his left eye closed
as
he met pedestrians moving in the opposite direction.  His right eye looked
normal, but the left one had shrunken over the years, becoming milky-white
in
color and the eyelid was always about half closed.  He had become very
self-conscious about it and found it got noticed less if the eye was not
visible.  More precisely, Robert had developed the opinion that to offset
some of the negative reaction by the sighted public to his blindness, that
among other things he had to make the best of his physical presentation and
manner.  And so he kept himself in good physical shape with regular exercise
and reasonable diet and kept up with the changing fashions.  To his friends
he was known to say, "You can tease me about being vain, but don't mess up
my hair, scuff the shine on my shoes or smudge my glasses."

"Howdy Sue," Robert said entering his place of work, waiting to see if the
receptionist noticed. 

"Morning.  Kind of cool out there," she replied looking up, then going back
to setting up her workstation. 

Walking into the break room Robert said, "Hi you guys," to the group of his
colleagues who also liked starting off their day with a cup of java and a
short catching-up conversation.  

"So ah, Robert, how was your evening?" asked Kathy, peering up into his
face.

"Okay." Robert answered; sure he was going to get an additional question or
comment with the tone he swore he heard in his friend's voice.  But she
didn't continue and so he relayed only the facts relevant to her question.

Arriving home at the end of the day Robert's wife opened the door before he
had a chance to use his key, "Hi honey, saw you coming."

"Hi.  Oh, take a good look at me, see anything different?"

"Well, no.  What's up?" 

"No glasses.  I forgot them and nobody mentioned a thing.  I really think
they didn't notice."

"Then why do you wear them?" 

With just a hesitation, Robert answered, "Well the simple answer for me
would be looks, but it's more complex than that.  Just as I would imagine
other blind people would have their own unique reasons for wearing dark
glasses."



Robert Leslie Newman
E-Mail- newmanrl at cox.net
Web Site- thoughtprovoker.info

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New THOUGHT PROVOKER 115- Why Dark Glasses?
NFBtalk listers
RE:  Why Dark Glasses
Wearing dark glasses is the issue for TP115.  Why do some of us choose to wear them and why do some of us choose not too?  If you have not read the PROVOKER, it follows.  Recall that I collect responses and post them upon my web site for all the WWW to read and learn from and that URL is-
Http://thoughtprovoker.info
Http://thoughtprovoker.info
  If you wish to receive THOUGHT PROVOKERS sent directly to you, just write me and ask, at-  newmanrl at cox.net
THOUGHT PROVOKER 115
Why Dark Glasses
"Cutting…it…close!" Robert voiced into the early morning darkness in cadence with the TAP, TAP, TAP, of his long white cane blurring through its arch.  He was on his way to work, running to catch a bus, thinking he'd probably arrive at the stop at about the same time as the bus itself. 
On the bus, "Oh my God!"  Robert said aloud, then to himself, "No glasses!"  He'd just settled into his seat, reached up with a finger to wipe away a wind-caused tear and found he had forgotten his new designer sunglasses at home. 
"What's that?" asked Robert's seatmate, turning to look at him in concern.
 
"Oh…I forgot my lunch on the kitchen table," Robert replied and couldn't believe he had just said that.  However, as self-conscious as he might feel about this "no glasses thing," He now knew he wasn't going to let it ruin his day and certainly wasn't going to point it out to anyone. 
Walking down the street to the building in which he worked, Robert found himself falling into an old habit of consciously holding his left eye closed as
he met pedestrians moving in the opposite direction.  His right eye looked normal, but the left one had shrunken over the years, becoming milky-white in
color and the eyelid was always about half closed.  He had become very self-conscious about it and found it got noticed less if the eye was not visible.  More precisely, Robert had developed the opinion that to offset some of the negative reaction by the sighted public to his blindness, that among other things he had to make the best of his physical presentation and manner.  And so he kept himself in good physical shape with regular exercise and reasonable diet and kept up with the changing fashions.  To his friends he was known to say, "You can tease me about being vain, but don't mess up my hair, scuff the shine on my shoes or smudge my glasses."
"Howdy Sue," Robert said entering his place of work, waiting to see if the receptionist noticed.
"Morning.  Kind of cool out there," she replied looking up, then going back to setting up her workstation.
Walking into the break room Robert said, "Hi you guys," to the group of his colleagues who also liked starting off their day with a cup of java and a short catching-up conversation. 
"So ah, Robert, how was your evening?" asked Kathy, peering up into his face.
"Okay." Robert answered; sure he was going to get an additional question or comment with the tone he swore he heard in his friend's voice.  But she didn't continue and so he relayed only the facts relevant to her question.
Arriving home at the end of the day Robert's wife opened the door before he had a chance to use his key, "Hi honey, saw you coming."
"Hi.  Oh, take a good look at me, see anything different?"
"Well, no.  What's up?"
"No glasses.  I forgot them and nobody mentioned a thing.  I really think they didn't notice."
"Then why do you wear them?" 
With just a hesitation, Robert answered, "Well the simple answer for me would be looks, but it's more complex than that.  Just as I would imagine other blind people would have their own unique reasons for wearing dark glasses."
Robert Leslie Newman
E-Mail- newmanrl at cox.net
Web Site- thoughtprovoker.info