Loss begets compassion

Eye doctor office
After three hours without vision in one eye, decided to visit eye doctor as a walk in. They saw me within 30 minutes.

Loss begets compassion.

dad

Thinking yesterday about what felt like a possible (not probable, not on the first day anyway) loss of one eye, i immediately started looking for the blessings.

Sixty-plus years with two eyes.

Some are born blind.

Some become blind as children; in one or both eyes.

Others become blind later, but still spend most of their life without sight.

Losing an eye after six decades feels pretty lucky, perhaps even miraculous, compared against common outcomes.

•  •  •  •  •

This website is about our MIND. To read today’s post about our BODY, click here.

By jeff noel

Retired Disney Institute Keynote Speaker and Prolific Blogger. Five daily, differently-themed personal blogs (about life's 5 big choices) on five interconnected sites.