‘NO NEED FOR SIGHT WHEN YOU HAVE VISION’ BY LEX GILLETTE
LOOK THROUGH A NEW LENS SIGHTS SET ON BECOMING A PERSON OF VALUE
If you know my story, then you’re probably aware that I lost my sight at the age of eight. It was a pivotal moment in my life, and the moment that I believe would help catapult me into a world of infinite possibility. But, let’s turn back the hands of time even farther to when I was three years old. At that tender age, my mom noticed that I would stand very close to the television to watch cartoons and other programming. Coincidentally, it was about that time when I would have my yearly physical. My mom mentioned her concern to the doctors and an eye examination revealed the cataract that was on my left eye.
This is National Cataract Awareness month.
We’re typically able to see clearly through the lens of the eye but cataracts cause cloudiness and as a result, it makes it difficult to see. I don’t know if there was any connection, but that cataract served as the precursor to my retina detachments which would lead to thirteen eye operations, ten of which occurred when I was eight years old. You probably know the rest.
That year is when doctors told me I’d most likely be blind for the rest of my life.
Cloudiness would then consume the lens of my mind’s eye.
That cloudiness creates uncertainty, fearful thoughts, and hesitation in our actions. These are all things that interfere with our ability to see clearly.
You may not be dealing with a literal cataract, but I want to help you look at life through a different lens. I hope you don’t mind.
Let’s start by not complaining.
Have you ever been around that person who complains all the time? Maybe not all the time, but a lot? It’s tough to be around. We hear it all the time and it’s true, there is always someone out there whose challenges are greater than yours. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t feel down or sad at times, those are human feelings. We all experience those things.
However, constant complaining isn’t going to change anything. Find something positive to focus on.
You’re reading this article right now so that should give you one positive. Your heart is beating. You’re breathing. You’re alive. There are a lot of people out there who can’t say the same. Let’s stop the complaining. The quicker we can focus on the positive, the quicker we get to achievement of our goals.
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