June 4, 2008
Advice for Nearsighted Optimists
I was born optimistic. But it wasn’t blind optimism: Rather it was optimism based on seeing better ways to proceed.From the earliest age, I could see easy ways to improve on what the adults around me were ignoring. Take choosing a driving route, for instance. Most people simply went the way they had gone before whenever the mood struck them.Plan your route with a map and pick a time when others are not driving, and the same trip can go faster and easier. Once you know the real conditions, be flexible. Don’t sit stalled on the freeway when the access road is wide open.More importantly, I noticed that when you do things effortlessly, your quality of life improves as well. But there was a challenge to my optimism; it was limited to improvements that I could effortlessly see.There was an irony about my ability to see better ways to accomplish things: I actually couldn’t see very well unless something was a few inches from my face. I was legally blind but no one noticed it.Here’s a funny example: Whenever our family visited my great grandparents, I wouldn’t put their binoculars down. I wanted to use those wonderfully adjustable lenses nonstop […]
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