My deaf friend and I aren’t so different you see (maybe)

If you’ve had a conversation with me since march, you’ve found that I have the incredible ability to impersonate my hearing impared friend Alex. It’s no secret that since I have no life, I’ve been able to devote countless hours to the perfecting of this work. So much so that I’m going to be delivering his voice in my oral interpreation class a week from today for a voiceover.

However, what you may not know, like my friend Alex, I also have an impairment, only mine is visual. I don’t mean this to draw attention to poor eyesite, yes I occasionally have to throw on my glasses on days where my eyes are hurting my head; but this is a different type of visual impairment. One that all other people and I have in common.

I suppose in the corniest, and cheesiest of terms it could be an issue with the lenses through which I view the world. When I was in high school, I I led a “family huddle” at a student life camp, where I was in charge for one week of the spiritual maturation, and discipleship for 20+ middle and highschoolers. That week we tallked about the different lenses through which we viewed life.

For about the past 16 years give or take, I’ve been viewing the world and all of it’s inhabitants through a jaded, cloudly lens, never appreciating their worth, value, or contribution to society. I was cynical and sarcastic. The further I drifted apart for God, the greater the depth of my cynicism. I only way I was happy, and felt worthwhile was to hang my hat on the fact that I was biting, cutting, and hurtful with a quick wit.

Recently, I would say in the past four months I have begun the proccess of ridding myself of the desire to humilate others with my words, and my actions. It has alot to do with the way my relationship with God has progressed (if you’re not certain what I’m talking about here, feel free to ask me). All this change, has prompted me to consider my words, and they way they affect people, and what my words say about me. What I realized is that when I use my words to humiliate someobdy, I my words were saying abou me the fact that I don’t value other creations of God.

All this to say, think about what you’re saying before you say them. Love God Love People.

The art for today is by Chuck Close, at first glance, this may look like a photograph, but it isn’t. Chuck Close prior to paralysis was known for his amazaing photo-realistic paintings.

This is perhaps his most famous work.