Professor Moss’s discussion of truly seeing and illumination today reminded me of a personal experience, getting glasses. Truly seeing is interesting because it is relative, it is based on our previous experiences. When I got glasses for the first time in 5th grade, it was an amazing experience. Since a change in eyesight is gradual you do not notice that signs on the road or leaves on faraway trees are getting blurry, you just accept it. When you finally get glasses it is amazing to see everything revealed in such clarity, particularly since you did not realize it was missing. This may seem strange but when you have nothing to compare it to you don’t know what you’re missing out on. This is why it is important to reach out and try new experiences, because you do not know what you’re missing out on.
Really Seeing
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I first got glasses in trig class; just blur, intrersting blur, but blur on the chalkboard.
Feel free to read The Magnificent Culture of Myopia, a print poam about the visual deficits that surfaced in trig class.
(This myopia print poam is also in Tokyo Butter, a collection of print poams, by the way.)