Ron McCallum is a blind man that is very humble about his life, he doesn't feel ashamed of the gift he has been given he embraces it. In his TED talk he said, "I miss family members and friends reading to me." This was one way that he defined love. He felt that this was how his family and friends showed him love since he could not see their love. This was a bond that he build with them through listening to them read to him, since he was unable.
I can relate to this in many ways. The main one is that my mother and I used to ride horse together a lot. She is the main reason that I know how to ride horse so well. We would go on rides that lasted for hours. Now that she has began to get older she doesn't like to ride as much anymore. It is very hard on her body. This was time that her and I spent together and I felt as though it was a time to share our love with each other. Since she hasn't been riding with me very much I realize now how much it meant to me and how much I miss it. I hope that again some day my mother and I will end up riding horse together. This was a bond that we build together through horse back riding.
People need to build bonds like this more. The memories that can be made during times like this are rare and can be life changing.
Anna, I really like how you related your life to how he felt in his. It helps me to better understand what he is trying to say and I know exactly what you mean. I used to work on the outdoor rink at our house with my dad all the time. He would teach me different hockey skills and help me improve. I can still remember freezing my butt off every night skating back and forth. I miss that a lot. Family interaction is one of the best things ever and with us moving off to college little things like that will sadly become less and less.
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