Take Conflict is a Gift of God Friend's current need, due to retinas gone wacky, to go about with one dark green lens and one clear one in his glasses. For starters, RantWoman gets to be grateful that she has never had to endure that exact measure, though the eye patch she was supposed to wear for lazy eye after on operation comes close.
Conflict is a Gift of God Friend says actually wearing such glasses is keeping whatever is going wrong with his retinal recovery from getting any worse. However, Conflict is a Gift of God Friend is seriously put out--to the point of resisting being photographed--by the visual dork factor of it all. RantWoman is thinking, Friend, does thee think God loves you any less because of this? God of course is not necessarily the point though the following item is somehow a topical digression:
http://www.quakerquaker.org/profiles/blogs/that-of-each-person-in-god
RantWoman was also thinking of making a point of photographing RantMom several different ways at the end of RantMom's last chemo. RantMom had one passable wig, one really awful wig, a number of turbans and scarves, and a time or two just her bare head with only a little fuzz coming back. RantWoman found RantMom beautiful no matter what was on her head. Well, RantWoman did not recommend overdoing the really awful wig and generally was very glad this phase of headgear was TEMPORARY. RantWoman deeply hopes for similar transitoriness for Conflict is a Gift of God Friend's green eyeglasses and thinks that photos as tracks in time should sometimes be borne in spite of vanity.
Conflict is a Gift of God Friend evoked entertaining remembrance of Founder of Entire State Program Blind Friend who went about with her glasses the same way at some point in the arc of her vision decay. Conflict Is a Gift of God Friend complained that he had once printed the Meeting newsletter in his best stab at large print format for the late Blind Friend but that she was never pleased.
RantWoman does not know how to break it to Conflict Is a Gift of God Friend, but the right way to do large print is what will work for the person who needs large print--and sometimes the fact that large print will not work is the POINT. RantWoman does not recall whether Conflict is a Gift of God Friend mentioned even asking Blind Friend about her preferences. Some people can read print of 14 or 16 point; others will need 24 or 28 point. Some people will be fine with large print spread across extra large paper. Others would much rather have their large print in compact columns that they can skim in whatever constrained visual field they might have. RantWoman can guess at any number of things that might have gone wrong.
Well, RantWoman can easily make many guesses, but since conversation is bumpy anyway, RantWoman instead sent the following link off to Conflict is a Gift of God Friend.
http://quakeroatslive.blogspot.com/2010/10/worship-reflection-grumbling-vs-crying.html
RantWoman also refrained from recounting an anecdote she encountered recently, possibly over at Our Daily Bread. A man was in his house when a flood arose. The waters came up to his first floor and someone came by in a canoe offering to carry him to safety. The man said, "No thanks." He was waiting on God. The flood waters rose to the second floor. Another canoe appeared. Again the man said no thanks, he was waiting on God. The waters rose some more so that the man was clinging to his roof. Along came a helicopter, but again the man said no thanks because he was waiting on God. Finally God spoke out of the storm and said something along the lines of Friend, I have sent three different ways out of there. What are you waiting for?"
RantWoman is finding herself grateful recently to have connected specifically about visual issues with two people in her Meeting who have blind relatives: RantWoman finds these Friends experiences especially credible, like she can probably rely on these Friends to tell her when she is doing something too dorkily or out of the realm of acceptable.RantWoman is unclear why these two Friends' experiences carry more weight than those of some others in her Meeting whom RantWoman knows to be dealing with vision challenges. RantWoman has decided not even to probe the whys of this and for the time being to shut up and be grateful.
Then there would be the holiday buffet line. RantWoman can darn sure tell anyone who asks that she is grateful to manage the buffet line on her own--mostly. Some in RantWoman's orbit are more attuned than others to the why of RantWoman asking what is in this or that bowl than others. This time around RantWoman was grateful simply to find the serving utensils--and even better the right end of the utensils. RantWoman does admit, she likely missed out on some salad and green vegetables because of not asking what the green things before her were. RantWoman will worry more about greenery at other seasons!
RantWoman would also note, she emphatically is NOT tethered to RantMom. RantMom only very occasionally exhibits signs that she finds RantWoman's vision issues a little disconcerting. For instance RantWoman is grateful that when RantMom came to lunch recently at RantWoman's., RantMom managed to watch the entire prep from a safe distance and only comment when asked, did RantMom remember where RantWoman had put some kitchen item or other. RantMom did. She said so and let RantWoman take it from there. THANKS MOM.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment