And music becomes salvation.

[raven]

I watched that M*A*S*H ep scorpionmars was telling me about earlier, that is, the one where Hawk is blinded. (Predictably, his first reaction is to ask if he can keep his nickname).
I was in one of those thoughtful moods again... I think the worst thing on earth is to wake up and find you're blind. It feels like the world has ended. And the world is so different when you're blind. It's a lot bigger. And a lot more frightening. It's like every childhood nightmare you ever had comes back to haunt you, lurking just where you can't reach. After a while, though, you do learn to manage because you have no choice. And music becomes salvation.

History mock tomorrow. I have to finish with the anti-semitism and also read up about America in Depression. Oh, joy.

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And music becomes salvation.

[dougs.livejournal.com]

Someone said to me once "Blindness only cuts you off from things. Deafness cuts you off from people." She hated being deaf. I don't think it's so bad. I think I would find things very hard if my eyesight was poor. There are a lot of good techniques which can be used when compensating for poor hearing.

> And music becomes salvation.
Yes. I think I'll miss the music when it finally stops.

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[tobiascharity.livejournal.com]

I've been told by four different doctors that I will lose my eyesight anywhere from age fifteen to age twenty. I've had awful eyesight for as long as I can remember, but when I got the news I was shocked. Couldn't even talk. And then I went to marching band practice, and stood there with the music flooding my ears and though, but oh, I can still hear.

And music will be my salvation, in the end.
--TC

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[scarlatti.livejournal.com]

"Blindness only cuts you off from things. Deafness cuts you off from people."

[Damn, I'm so sorely tempted to steal that line for a post-GFA fic.]

If I had to choose between losing sight or hearing, I think I'd have to give up hearing. I would miss music, yes, but I think the loss of the visual world would have a much more profound and negative impact.

Re: And music becomes salvation.

[dougs.livejournal.com]

> I'm so sorely tempted to steal that line

Be my guest. It's not mine originally, it's one of the old ladies from my previous church about twenty years ago.