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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