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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