Imagine being able to see everything this world has to offer.Think about what you see. Is it the gigantic, green trees that are lined up like soliders? Or how about the abundant supply of water that fills the oceans around this world? Now that you are thinking about some of the vast things that lay upon this big green planet, there is one underlying condition. A disease sneaks up on you and recks havoc on many vital organs that are inside your body. One of the biggest things that is hit is your eye sight. The world becomes dark and distinct figures become blurred to black. You quickly become blind and cannot see anything. You slowly fall into a depressive state that takes over your life. What do you do now? Do you dwell on the things you can't do? I definitely would for a few days, but eventually I would start to think of the things I CAN do. I can smell the flowers that let their perfumes pierce the air. I can feel the wind that rushes through the wide-open spaces. One can make a list of things they couldn't do, but it wouldn't be as long as the many opportunities that are out there. You have to think that sometimes things we tae for granted everyday can be taken from us permanently and suddenly we're changed forever. The simplest tasks can become difficult, but you still have to have faith in what you can do. The possibilities are endless if you set you heart and mind to it.
So, since we saw that my comment did not go through. I'm commenting on it now. By the way, I read the part of the book today where he was talking about the blind man and where he had to make a list of things he could still do, rather on dwelling about the things he cannot do. What you had to say is very inspirational and very true. Many people take the smallest things for granted and don't even think about it. You and I still probably do that everyday, we just aren't in that state of mind where we think of everything and be like "Oh my gosh, I love being able to walk, run, talk, and see the world." Instead, some people will do these things without being thankful that they can do that because within seconds, anything could happen and they may not be able to talk, see, walk, run, or even lift an arm. I agree completely with you had to say. Just make sure you actually state that you used 90 Minutes in Heaven as a reference. :) Many people who read your blog would probably like to know where you came upon writing this and it might be good for it to already be in the blog so they could go buy the book and read for themselves the miracle we were reading about and how much we are learning from it. :) I'll have to start referencing mine too. But again, I love what you said, you always have a nice choice of words.
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