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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