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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