Will you have the courage to live on if you lost sight?

why not, my friend. a lot of people who are blind continue to do normal things, even more than their normal counterparts. there are even some blind people who achieved more than normal human beings... one is helen keller... another is jose feliciano... and i think, the internet is full of these individuals. so, why be different, there's always an opportunity, even for the blind...

I went to school with a blind boy, but I have never known anyone personally that was blind. I have always heard that when someone is blind or deaf or mute or anything like that, their other senses are very, very keen. I suppose that would make living a little easier, but it would still be extremely difficult. I imagine that it would be much worse being born with sight, and then going blind, because you would have been able to use your eyes up until then. I honestly couldn't tell you what I would do I lost my sight. You know it would have to be miserable! But I don't think I would completely give up. I guess I would just try to make the best out of it.

I think I would learn to live on. Seeing is important. I can use my other senses and still live a productive life. It is unfortunate to think about people who have to live life without the experience of sight but it could be made up with other senses. A person don't have to see a flower but can smell it. A person does not have to see their spouse but maybe touch his/her hand to feel their presence. A lot of courage is probably needed to live life knowing something would always be missing but I believe a good could be had.

My great-grandfather became blind when he was an adult. He was able to cope with the situation, and he even lived on his own for several years, but I know that many things were difficult for him. He loved reading and he was very sad that he was no longer able to read books. He listened to audio books instead, but there were few audio books to choose from compared to ordinary books, and it was hard for him to find audio books that he was interested in. I sometimes wondered what it would be like to be blind and I wondered if I would be able to cope with the situation the way that he did. I am an artist and I love art, so I would be really sad if I were no longer able to paint, draw or see the different colours. I know that it would be hard to adjust to a life where I was blind, but I think that I would be able to learn to live without my eyesight if I had to. I believe that everything happens for a reason and if I become blind I would try to adjust to the situation and try to get the best out of it. There would be many things that I would no longer be able to do, but there would also be a lot of thing that I could still do for instanse play and listen to music which I love. I would also be able to listen to audiobooks like my great-grandfather did. That would be important to me, because I love reading.

For me, it would be very difficult to live without my sight. In my 25 years on earth, I have been so dependent with my eyes. Surely, everything would never be the same. Although, many said that when you are blind the other senses would be very keen in its functions but still it would be very different. You will have to undergo such adjustment and I'm sure that it wouldn't be that easy. It would be a mental and emtional struggle to anyone. But in the end, if I have to choose if I would have the courage to live without a sight, then it must be a yes for me. I would still chose to live. I know it would be very difficult but I still have to live my life with the purpose. Only God can decide on when is He going to take back the life that He gave to me. I would choose to lay everything unto Him for He has the reason why he took that gift from me. He knows so well and everything is only temporary. God bless!

Ya i have also thought about this situation wherein what if i will my sight will be lost. When i was still single, i said to myself come what may. Now that i have a family of my own, i guess i will still struggle to survive even if i'm blind all for the sake of my family.

We have the most amazing ways to compensate for the loss of one of our senses. An old friend of mine went blind at the age of 25, and after a few months of learning to adjust to her situation she has continued to live her life her way and loving every moment of it. I was proud to be a guest at her wedding two years ago and she has a lovely little baby girl now too. Her blindness has not stopped her doing anything she puts her mind to. I believe that I, too, would be able to adjust to the loss of my sight, and when it comes then I will manage just as well as she has

I would, my dad is legally blind but as close to blind as possible, he cant see anything real just the outline of things, however he goes on and I think I can to, he has learned special tricks to help him survive and he lives comfortably. While he has lost one of his senses it seems that all the other ones have increased ten fold. He has an outstanding memory now, he can hear even the smallest thing and he can feel as his hands are his means for sight. He can also read braille and still gets to enjoy his favorite books, I dont see that as a failure but an awakening of the rest of your abilities.

I think that this would be a very difficult challenge for anyone! I don't know if I would be able to handle this having experienced site for all of my life. I do look at blind people with admiration and I consider them to be very courageous! This must be a very tough experience although I'm thinking that they have become used to things now and it probably becomes easier to handle over time. It's a wonderful thing to be able to see the world around us and I would be very upset and devastated if I lost this ability but I know that there are some good agencies that help blind people now and there is a good amount of support available! God forbid I lose my sight and have to cope like this! Andrew

That will be a real tough situation without eye sight.Life will be very hard to go without vision.Blind people by birth,will not have much difficulty as people who lose sight in the middle of their life.Yet,we can't give up under any circumstances.Though there will be more challenges,we have to lead our life without fail.Initial days will be a lot of struggle but man is known to adjust with anything.

To tell you the truth, I dont really know what I would do. If I could Still Talk and Hear. Then it means Im still here. But My whole life i have been able too see. If my sight ever got taken away I probably would be shocked. I really dont know what I would do

I am certain that this would be a difficult issue to face. After much trial and hardsahip, i hope I would be able to overcome. I would like to think I had the courage to keep on going without my sight.

I would like to share something I heard on the radio today that I think is apt for this discussion. As you might not know, the Paralympics is currently on going. One of the events is downhill skiing. I guess some of the particpants are blind. What they do is that there is a person just in front of them giving instructions to a mike or speaker on the participants helmet so he would know when to make turns. Now, downhill skiing is already a dangerous sport with eyesight, but this example is just a showcase of the human spirit, blind or not! I don't think I could do it myself, but this is a good inspiration.

Its very hard to choose but with life there's hope

To be born blind could probably be better than losing sight at a stage in life where you got so used to seeing, at least if you're born without the sense, your other senses could develop to your advantage over the years, whereas losing the sense of sight in the mid-age of your life, you'd have a hard time adjusting to everything. I think it will be extremely difficult but I won't give up. I'll just have to start learning to accept it first though.

Hi, chenxiaoyue_713. I will have the courage to live on. It will be very hard and stressful for me. I will have be scared because I don't know what will happen to me or where I will end up at. I will not let the idea of not having my sight defeat me. I will still press on no matter what may happen.

I believe that the gift of life is priceless. I agree that would be very difficult to get ahead without seeing, but power also experience more worthwhile things. Yes I'll have the courage to move on.

For sure it will be hard to be on that position. Maybe I can say that there will be a stage within I will lose hope and will be discouraged on moving with my life. But in reality, things happen and only God knows what will happen to you. Then if God wants that to happen to us then be it, it may have a purpose or a reason behind it. What we need to do is to strengthen our faith with God and be happy that we are still alive serving God. God bless

This was always a hard subject for me to imagine, I have total respect for blind people who are still living happily, for me this would mean the end of my career, since I'm a graphic artist, but also the end of my life basically, I live to discover beauty in this world, to admire art, people, places and so on, if I cannot see, I don't wanna sound harsh, but yea, that would be the time for me to go...

i know i wouldnt have any courage man