All aboard the perspective train...
When I was a little girl I would wake up and lay there in bed, staring at my fingers for awhile before actually getting up for the day. You see, I am "legally blind". This doesnt mean I can't see anything, it just means my vision is worse than 20/200 ( in fact my vision is 20/800... yikes!) When I was little my vision began to fade quick and so began the years of awkward big glasses and then finally contacts. Every night I'd lay in bed, essentially blind to everything around me. It could be terrifying at times. But in the morning, I'd open my eyes and before putting my glasses on, I'd lay there, face against the mattress, staring at my hands. I had lost sight of nearly everything, but my eyes could focus with incredible intensity on my hands, fingers, nails, everything directly in front of me. I could see every little wrinkle and line in my hands, every tiny hair standing straight up. As soon as I'd put my glasses or contacts in, I could no longer see t...