The Mystery of the Eye and the Shadow of Blindness The story of blindness is retold in the life of every blind person and whenever blindness is thought about, spoken of, or acted upon. For Rod Michalko, blindness offers a legitimate way of being and
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| Title | : | The Mystery of the Eye and the Shadow of Blindness |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.88 (569 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0802042503 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 1998-03-01 |
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Editorial : 'In introducing his text to the reader Rod Michalko says, .This book is not about me but about blindness itself He could just as easily have said, .This book is not about me but about you the reader - it is about all of us As readers we soon discover the complex implications of the fact that sightedness and blindness are general conditions of life. Blindness is usually considered a medical, technical, or social problem, but what happens, Michalko asks, when we approach blindness not as problem but as teacher, as mode of being? Blindness as teacher? Indeed, the irony is that there may be no greater handicap to seeing and to understanding what it means to see than sightedness. In this book Rod Michalko eloquently fuses the technique of story telling and judicious interpretation in probing the phenomenon of the (un)sighted-eye and of the unsighted-eye-that-sees. He draws his wonderful stories from his own life, from the lives of others, from literature and human science, and from myths an
Blindness is commonly considered to be a physical condition with negative consequences for its sufferers. Most research and treatment begin with the assumption that blind persons require adjustment and training to cope with their distorted view of reality. For Rod Michalko, blindness offers a legitimate way of being and a teaching tool - one that presents a unique perspective on aspects of the world that the sighted never experience and that the disciplines of ophthalmology and rehabilitation never consider. This book explores matters of choice and personal fulfilment in the context of blindness. Ophthalmology and rehabilitation use sheer necessity as their guiding principle, but the blind person must grapple with the question of what kind of blind person he or she chooses to be. The story of blindness is retold in the life of every blind person and whenever blindness is thought about, spoken of, or acted upon. Michalko immerses himself in this multiplicity of narration, weaving his ow
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