I picked myself up and continued boarding the plane, never really thinking about who all saw this little incident. However, when we were on our way back home, we found ourselves on the same small plane. I am happy to say that I got on the plane without any mishaps. We all got a good laugh out of the experience, but at the same time, realized that the point I had made in the seminar had been proven. People do notice us and the things we do more often than we think.
People look for confirmation of the things that they believe.
This, of course, makes it more of our responsibility to insure that we are aware of what we do. Even more so than sighted people, we have to be conscious of how we look, act, and present ourselves. But, after a while, if enough attitudes are changed, we will be able to fall down without people in society taking pity on us. Rather they will begin to laugh with us.