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Doing the things we want
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This morning while waiting for a shop to open, I noticed a young blind lad who seemed unsure which direction to go. I watched him for a minute then went up to him and asked was he o.k? Anyway, it turned out he wanted the train station and he was going in totally the wrong direction. I took him there in the end. It made me think what a lot of guts he had just to go in to the city centre with all the dangers, trams ect.. Makes you think about yourself and barrriers we put in our way that stops ourselves from doing the things we want to. Just a thought!
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Skyrep well done you! you would be surprised just how astute some visually impaired and blind people are. I know someone who knows more about IT on a computer than I ever will and he is totally blind. Some are born to take things in their stride and will go anywhere and do anything, its quite amazing to be honest.
lol, yes I do kinda see your point Skyep, but like you said- he DID need help. Gawd knows where he'd have ended up otherwise!
He should also be ruddy grateful that it was someone nice like yourself who helped him, can you imagine if a group of kids got to him first? He'd no doubt end up on a train heading to France or something.
He should also be ruddy grateful that it was someone nice like yourself who helped him, can you imagine if a group of kids got to him first? He'd no doubt end up on a train heading to France or something.
Boo - no don't! I had the awful vision of him walking off the edge of a platform in the station, led to his death by me!
Actually, the station staff were very good with him, they took him on a little buggy thing to where he needed to be.
I actually worked for a blind person for six years, I'm sure he would have been o.k in the end lol Boo !
Actually, the station staff were very good with him, they took him on a little buggy thing to where he needed to be.
I actually worked for a blind person for six years, I'm sure he would have been o.k in the end lol Boo !
I have had a similar experience.
A few months ago, waiting at the library to get my books checked out, I noticed a blind man who'se guide dog had turned the wrong way and was walking him away from the exit - a librarian showed him the right way.
When i came out about ten minutes later, he was standing on a traffic island, with his dog sitting by his side. I approached him, and he confessed that his dog seemed to be having on 'off' day, and had got him totally lost. I walked him to where he was going, but it did make me wonder how long he would have had to wait for someone else to come and offer assistance.
We really don't know how lucky we are.
A few months ago, waiting at the library to get my books checked out, I noticed a blind man who'se guide dog had turned the wrong way and was walking him away from the exit - a librarian showed him the right way.
When i came out about ten minutes later, he was standing on a traffic island, with his dog sitting by his side. I approached him, and he confessed that his dog seemed to be having on 'off' day, and had got him totally lost. I walked him to where he was going, but it did make me wonder how long he would have had to wait for someone else to come and offer assistance.
We really don't know how lucky we are.
