I want to apologize to the blind.
I’ve been unfair to them.
I’ve often referred negatively to “blind faith”.
As if it’s a lesser kind of faith.
As if it’s baseless.
It’s not.
Blind folks cross busy streets using nothing but sound cues.
Blind folks navigate their environment with nothing but a guide dog.
Astonishing.
No way I’d put on a blindfold and let my dog lead me downtown.
My dog would kill us both.
He chases squirrels and eats bees.
But my dog isn’t a guide dog.
Guide dogs are trained from the time they’re puppies.
You can trust them.
Put faith in them.
Blind faith.
It’s not faith based on nothing.
To the contrary, it’s based on reason and experience.
Blind faith reminds me…
…there’s a lot of reality that can’t be seen.
