Definately deaf, you can do so much more, and you can still admire the physical beauty of a woman.
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Definately deaf, you can do so much more, and you can still admire the physical beauty of a woman.
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It's not a big deal, just a learning experience.Quote:
Originally Posted by edyzmedieval
You wrote, "The dissapearance of one of these important features of the body makes you totally inept." I can understand where you're coming from, but in the end you're as wrong as I was when I thought the same thing.
I've met people who either could not see or could not hear who have done things beyond my experience and capabilities, and when face to face with them, guess who was the one feeling inept? ~;)
As long as we do not stray into the sometimes nasty this & that-edness of organized religion, we can handle the deep questions of life and existence here. :scholar:Quote:
Originally Posted by Husar
I would rather be healthy.But if i would get blind or deaf,atleast i would still be alive.
In the contrary to what edyz has said, I believe that difficulty on the scale of sensory deprivation can really help to create a person that is really more self-actualized than most people with all their senses. Extreme difficulty in life or living life from a standpoint that is much different than average can really change a person for good (or bad, as the case may be).
Not too mention that when a person loses one sense, at least one of their other senses become highly acute. So it's not a terrible trade off. I once met a guy who was a deaf artist, he couldn't hear music, but he could he could sense the vibration of it, and man that guy was one of the best guitar players I've ever heard. I liked it better than Joe Satriani or Steve Vai.
So you are saying someone who is deaf, for example, is not healthy? Are you saying that a deaf person could go into a doctor's office for a checkup and have the doctor say "You're deaf, no way you could be healthy, despite nothing else wrong with you"?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kagemusha
Having the flu is not healthy. Having cancer is not healthy. Just being deaf IS healthy. Deafness does not confine you to a bed, drinking chicken soup from a straw, nor does it kill you within a few months or years.
There are actually quite a few people who take their 'disability' as a badge of honor, my spouse included. You wouldnt have a "deaf community" if they didnt. Sounds pretty healthy to me/
I'll just file that one under 'english terms I didn't know but should have'Quote:
Originally Posted by kekvitirae
Another thing to note is the deaf community, more often than not, takes offense very easily from things such as that. Even if it's an honest mistake, most deaf people will see it as an offense due to the internet masking tone of voice and emotion in the words, such as the first time I replied to you (it was unclear weither or not you were making an insult or were just uninformed).
I was deaf at one point in my life, as well as marrying into the deaf community, so I can tell first hand how verbally violent some people can get over innocent mistakes or stereotypes.
If you wish to know more about them, put earplugs in your ears, go out and buy an American (or British) Sign Language dictionary, and ask plenty of questions. Another thing I do suggest is to avoid stereotypes.
But mylady,
Not everyone here has english as a their first language, you could also take that into consideration, when I don't know the exact words I try to describe it. No offence meant, I was just curious. And when did I stereotype? Maybe you are just a bit too eager to find offence, sorry....
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Originally Posted by Fragony
And I never said you stereotyped.Quote:
Originally Posted by kekvitirae
If you were blind, you wouldn't ever have to see pictures like THIS:
The Horror...
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wow! what a nice picture!
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww young cats :knuddel:Quote:
Originally Posted by Eclectic
so cute!
It would be impossible to play or listen to music if I were deaf. I choose blind.
Blind for sure.
No music? No listening? Hell no! I'll miss a lot when I'd get blind, but I'd die or kill myself if I'd get deaf.
And I'd get only worse at playing the guitar. LOL
is this going blind or going deaf. or is this born blind or born deaf?
I lost 60% - 70% of my hearing when I was 5 due to high fever due to bronchitis. :furious3: So if given a choice, I would rather have all my senses. But as long as I have hearing aids, I'm just like any other normal person, I'm no different from others and I don't go to special schools (though I should take up sign language at some time). And I can speak and pronouce my words, just have some difficulty sometimes and yes, I play the guitar, so there.
Sorry if I offended you and you might be right. I probably can't get any worse~;)
There's always something worse.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gertgregoor
Quadriplegic? Then you wouldnt even be able to play the guitar.
Diabetic? You will have to stick yourself with a blood test needle almost daily, and a single candy bar could in fact be fatal if you are not careful.
Alzheimers? It doesn't strike just the elderly, and it doesn't just rob your memory. It can also kill.
Malignant cancer? You would have to live each day like it was your last, because for many, it will be.
The point is, no matter how you look at a disability or problem, there's always something worse. Be thankful for what you do not have, and give a prayer for those who do.
Well I meant getting worse in playing the guitar... SHould have said guitar somewhere in my second post I guess.