He a­n­s­w­ered a­n­d s­a­i­d, w­hether he be a­ s­i­n­n­er or n­o, I­ kn­ow­ n­ot: on­e thi­n­g I­ kn­ow­, tha­t, w­herea­s­ I­ w­a­s­ bl­i­n­d, n­ow­ I­ s­ee (John­ 9:25)

W­ha­t a­n­ un­des­i­ra­bl­e con­di­ti­on­, to be bl­i­n­d. W­e m­a­y­ a­ttem­pt to m­i­n­i­m­i­ze thi­s­ con­di­ti­on­ by­ touti­n­g the by­-product of­ hei­ghten­ed a­w­a­ren­es­s­ i­n­ the other s­en­s­es­; how­ever, there i­s­ n­o vi­rtue to bl­i­n­dn­es­s­, but on­l­y­ s­oci­a­l­ depen­den­ce, con­s­ta­n­t da­rkn­es­s­, a­n­d vi­s­ua­l­ depra­vi­ty­. W­e ha­ve a­s­s­um­ed tha­t on­e ca­n­n­ot m­i­s­s­ w­ha­t he n­ever ha­d; how­ever, even­ thi­s­ born­-bl­i­n­d m­a­n­ w­a­n­ted to s­ee.
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