what would be the headest:to be blind,deaf or be mute?

Philippines
February 16, 2007 5:31pm CST
justchoose oneand explain whydo you think so.
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• Philippines
17 Feb 07
do you mean the hardest? if hardest: it's blind. because it is hard to look for livelihood nowadays considering competition and almost all jobs needs eyesight.] if headest: it's blind also. because he has lots of concentration and his other senses are improved. And some blind people are wise
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• Philippines
19 Feb 07
i meant hardest,sorry for the typo.totally agree with you.
@waynet (2650)
16 Feb 07
I'd say blind, because you won't be able to see your words come out and as you are mute there is nothing to say, so you won't hear it!
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• Philippines
19 Feb 07
yeah,how would we appreciate the scenery,the beautiful places if we could not see it?
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@sunita64 (6469)
• India
16 Feb 07
Well to be blind is the hardiest as world is so beautiful and if you are not able to see it will be really pathetic. If you are deaf then you are saved from noise pollution, if you are mute then you do not increase noise pollution so the other two are ok.
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• Philippines
17 Feb 07
i agree with you.if i am mute,at least i can still do sign language for them to understand me,if i am deaf,at least i can still see the beauty of my surroundings but if i will be blind,my life would be all in black,it's like i am alone ,always.i thank god for making me complete..
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• United States
16 Feb 07
For me it would be blind. There is so much beauty in my world that would hate not to be able to see.
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• Philippines
17 Feb 07
to be blind i think is the headest and the worst things that could happen to a person. id rather lose everything than to lose an eye.
• Philippines
19 Feb 07
when i say i love you to the people i love, i want to say it straight in the eye,howcould i do that if i am blind..that is why i am thankful everyday, i am complete..:)
@nonew3 (1941)
• United States
17 May 07
I would have to say being blind must be the hardest. I have actually learned some very beginning braille, and even went around for a while with what the blind call a sleep shade, a special plastic sunglasses that block out all light so you see nothing if your eyes are open, with an instructor for the blind. Braille is tough to learn, as it is hard to train the sense of touch to work like that when you aren't used to it. And, it's really tough to learn how to go around with a blind cane and start using your sense of hearing to know which way the cars are going when you cross streets, go in and out buildings, etc. Been there, tried that. I once even skinned my left knee pretty bad with that. Migraines affected my vision for a while, the auras and all that were so bad when they would hit, and I was getting them just about every single day for a while, so that is why I had to start learning braille and blind-travel techniques. I am still a student of Hadley School for the Blind because of it, but right now am not going around with a blind cane as the migraines are quite well under control at the moment and are not affecting my vision at all. I am right now in the process of learning American Sign Language (ASL), and am hard of hearing. There are videophones and relay for the hard of hearing and deaf. But, sign language is tough to learn as an adult. And, really few hearing people know ASL, and those who do tend to not know it very well. But, the way technology is heading, things appear to be looking up for the deaf and hard of hearing. Also, deaf people usually can drive. Being deaf or seriously hard of hearing, though, one loses a lot of everyday conversations with the hearing, such as the latest gossip, news, etc. And, there is often much miscommunication and misunderstanding, as well as communication challenges. And, it's not always easy to get an ASL interpreter when you you need one. In the event of an emergency, the deaf can't hear the sirens or turn on the radio to get the news. And, not everything is closed captioned. There are regulations now in the US that say that not everything has to be. For instance, most of the videos in You Tube are not closed captioned. The same goes for most video games. And, most religious programs on TV here in the US are not closed captioned, and the churches and whatnot say that they can't afford it, and that it would be too much of a financial burden to closed caption their TV programs. Those who can't hear a knock at the door, a fire alarm go off, timers go off, etc., have to get a hearing dog and/or signal alert devices that blink lights off and on and such. As for being mute, I once lost my voice for a week due to severe laryngitis caused by a really bad cold. That bit, but I got around OK with paper and pen. It wasn't fun, though. It got frustrating at times. Thank goodness that only lasted a week or so. So, based on personal experience, I would say, definitely blindness has got to be the hardest, but it seems that deafness is a close second.
@sripriya (450)
• United States
17 Feb 07
I think blind people suffer a lot!They cannot see any wonders which mother nature has created!Gazing at the twinkling stars,the glory of sunset and sunrise and other simple joys they will miss in life.Living in a dark world for eternity is a really very harsh punishment!