One of the most objective times I have ever endured with another person was when I helped this random person on my way home from BART. I was walking and a blind stranger was trying to find his way to a certain bus stop and was a ways away from the BART station. I was on my way home, and was almost about to reach my house in about 5-6 minutes. While I was crossing the street I noticed a blind man crossing the same street and asked if he needed some help. I was well aware that I was almost home and was already dragging my feet as I was nearing my destination.
But something had compelled me to help this poor man who had probably been lost for awhile as he was trying to desperately find the BART station. I felt so bad that I actually walked along side him guiding him by voice all the way back to BART. It took me 25-30 minutes to get back there. By now means was I complaining as I was actually having a very thoughtful and funny conversation with the blind man. But I just couldn’t help but feel my spirits lifted as I kept talking to the blind man. The day had dragged on for me as I went from BART to SF State and then back to Hayward.
I understood that I was being selfish and thoughtful towards this man who didn’t have any clue where he was. Looking back at this experience I realize that it actually wasn’t him who was blinded but it was actually I who was blinded by all the beauty surrounding me. I mean, there is this blind man who doesn’t even know which way is north or south and he was joking with me and telling me stories of who he was and what he use to do. He was a real old timer, he knew what he wanted out of life, and there I was, youthful as could be but I didn’t know which direction my life was going.
I still don’t know what direction my life is heading towards, I have a million different ideas in my head and I want to do so much but I know there isn’t enough time to do everything. I wouldn’t mind relaxing either, this blind man made me realize that we never stop to look at the sights and the sounds of the world. All we do is just pass by and never look around to enjoy every little moment that life has to offer us. I was very humbled to be in his presence, because I never met a person who had almost everything taken away from them and still be able to enjoy his life and make every second count. I mean he was telling me about when radios were the big thing back in his time and how it was the greatest invention.
Now our life is more Television and Internet, we don’t interact much with real people anymore. It’s a digital age; we are getting lazier and more advanced as the years go by. We have gotten so far away from human contact that we don’t go visit our grandmas or family members we just either Facebook them or text them. If they don’t have either, then we just don’t bother contacting them because driving to them or even speaking on the phone feels like a savage act. We need to appreciate and practice being humble towards one another, recognize that we advancing but never forgetting to stop and look around. Because you never know what might be the last thing you ever see with your own eyes.
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