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Topic: Treasure (12/15/03)
TITLE: The Treasure of a Sleepless Night By toronto49 Aird 12/19/03 |
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Writing a check the following day for $25 to the helping organization would help Sanja for a short while and, quite frankly, ease my conscience temporarily. However, I was to discover that this child’s eyes had penetrated to the very depth of my soul and through her visionless eyes I received the gift of sight. Not physical sight, but spiritual sight to see that our lives are intertwined and that through our humanity, created in the image of God our Father, we truly are one family.
What a treasure this child has given me. Because of a sleepless night physically we met and through our encounter she stirred my soul. I no longer see panhandlers, drunks, the homeless, drug addicts, or other categories that individuals were labeled with to justify my blindness. I see God’s children and my brothers and sisters. Cynically, one might reflect that they make choices and are what they are accordingly. I don’t know anymore about all that. I simply know that I see things differently because a blind child saw straight into my heart.