They question their leadership abilities, their sense of direction. They question whether the blind can tell if danger is coming and assume safety is at risk.
People assume because they’ve lost one sense that they’re not adequate to complete the task, or not complete it well.
Let me tell you a little story a while back my mom shared this about her blind dog named Stevie.
The fence had taken hours to complete but it finally done and tested to keep Stevie away from any danger my mom thought possible. He laid there happy day after day – until one summer afternoon he smelled dinner on the other side. A hot dog was on the other side.
Gingerly, he climbed over the fence, went through the woods, down the hill to find that hot dog. Yum.
Several moments later, after my mom realized Stevie was gone, panic struck her. She shouted for him in fear. She knew danger loomed. Would he even return? How could he? He was blind.
Just then Stevie climbed back over the fence as if it was nothing. The fence was a huge barrier until he saw a bigger need.
His obstacles became opportunity. There was something he wanted and he figured it out.
Close your eyes. Take deep breath and tell defeat to STOP.
