There were no tensions for me. My thanksgiving dinner was a ham sandwich
eaten alone and the entire day was rather peaceful with no one to bother
me except for a couple of cats who kept wanting in and out.
---
David Hume
“ In our reasonings concerning matter of fact, there are all imaginable degrees
of assurance, from the highest certainty to the lowest species of moral
evidence. A wise man, therefore, proportions his belief to the evidence. ”
― David Hume,
On 11/29/2019 3:28 PM, Miriam Vieni wrote:
Carl deals in dreams and fantasy. I mean, here is this blind man writing about his Thanksgiving
experience, saying, "As I gaze around me..." and talking about his "good looking
children". I think he means that he loves his family and is happy to have them altogether in
his home. But to express his feelings to an email list filled with blind people all in visual terms
seems a bit strange. It's the kind of thing that you do if yoou're blind and you're communicating
with a bunch of sighted people. So it gives me pause. Family gatherings at holiday times are
supposed to be warm, loving, and joyful. Sometimes, they are. Often, longstanding family conflicts
raise their ugly heads or unexpected tensions arise. Mostly, holiday gatherings are a mixed bag.
Miriam
-----Original Message-----
From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx On Behalf Of Carl Jarvis
Sent: Friday, November 29, 2019 2:49 PM
To: blind-democracy <blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [blind-democracy] a quick wish for a better tomorrow
For the Jarvises this is a time for family. The entire long weekend starting
with last Wednesday. In all, 23 family members will break Turkey with us.
It's a wonderful time, but getting a bit difficult for a couple of grandparents
to pull off. But how can we turn away such a fine group of people, like our
children and their families?
As I gaze about me, all I can say to Cathy is, "Boy did we do a good job of raising
up such a good looking group of perfect children."
Carl Jarvis
