Ancient Wisdom - The Blind Can See - Short Story | #ancientwisdom #philosophyquotes #stoicism
Channel: Motivate Me Now
Date: 2023-03-17

The Blind Can See

A sudden epidemic of blindness 
changes a city's vibrant life.
The blind are quarantined
And their camp soon becomes a microcosm of humanity
Morals and social order breaks down
One woman retains her sight 
She saw the kindness and compassion 
of those who banded together to survive, 
but she also saw the cruelty and selfishness 
of those who sought to dominate and control.
She advocates compassion and cooperation as the only way to win
But the man with a gun thinks otherwise
He contends power and dominance is the only way to win
The camp is divided
But in the end the hearts of humanity won
"We are only as blind as we want to be
"I don't think we did go blind, 
I think we are blind, 
Blind but seeing, 
Blind people who can see, but do not see." 
It is only when we open our eyes and our hearts 
to the suffering of others 
that we can truly see the world around us, 
and work together to make it a better place.

"Blindness" by José Saramago