My Blind Grandmother
One of my childhood voices of instruction, direction, and wisdom was my blind grandmother.
She wasn't born blind but I met her blind. Her physical blindness however became an institution to me because I wondered how she experienced deep peace and joy despite her state.
I wondered how she never tripped while walking even though she never held a stick. With the benefit of hindsight, I see that my blind grandmother was a case study of cynosure. Her visual impairment enforced intentional focus. After all, you can't be distracted by what you can't see. Sight creates options. Sight capacitates distractions.
If you are not deliberate about your MENTAL pictures, your eyes can be a major source of distraction. After all, DISTRACTION is a combination of two words. dis - traction. I will however focus on the word 'tract'. Tract means 'a definite region or area’. So a distraction means a lack of concentration on a definite area, you see too much. You pay too much attention to other people's businesses, lives, competition, or competitors. Real success comes with intentional blindness and blindness involves deep focus.
A blind person must acquire the gift of precision because any wrong 'leg work' may lead to a fatal fall.
My grandmother's special gift also taught me the dexterity to understand a Yoruba proverb that says ' ai moju kuro lo nje ki eru were po (the inability to look away and prioritize is what makes a madman have excess luggage).
Intentional blindness helps you sharpen your other senses till you become conscious of your consciousness. Train your eyes to mind their business this month and if possible this year.
Train your eyes to TRUST GOD with your BLINDNESS.
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