I suck at singing, I really do. But this STUPID fact has never stopped me from holding (conquering) a microphone in a Karaoke room. Anyway, today I am not sharing something about Karaoke or Melody or Songs. Yea, song, maybe. There was a song, that I really loved to sing, because I thought it was so positive.
The song's name is 你是我的眼 (You are my eyes). Who on this Earth could express this song really perfectly? I believe it is him, only him, 蕭煌奇. He is a blind guy. And "the Eye", I believe it refers to his parents, who have taken care of him since young, "describe" colours to him, and help him to adapt to this colourful world in a BLACK-COLOURED way.
Anyway, I am not sharing this guy or this song in this article. Okay, so, I was very much interested in this guy 蕭煌奇, and so I searched for some videos of his on Youtube. I do not know how many videos of his I have watched, including his song MVs or his attendance to some shows. I do not remember all those MVs and shows to be honest, except one (well, at least I did not forget it).
That show, was a show that invited few blind mans for interview. Some questions, which I think they are really useful in the real life, were brought out. For example, Do they need our sympathy? Do they hope to get our attention? What makes blinded people feeling scared the most? How do we help them? and so on.
Alright, I will try my best to recall the answer. So,
1. Do they need our sympathy or attention.
Ans: That depends on that particular person and their needs.
2. What makes blinded people feeling scared the most?
Ans: Kind-heartened people who wanted to help them yet used the wrong way. For example, how to lead the way.
So, how to lead the way?
You are not supposed to hold their hand and expect them to be like you bestie and walk like a boss. You may think, we also hold children like that, now these blinded people are adults, so there shouldn't be any problem. No, A BIG NO. Please bear in mind that they couldn't see. If you hold their hand to lead them to anyway, they would be scared to hell. This is because, when you hold their hand, your arm, and his/her arm can actually swing to a wide extent (vertically 360 degree, or to the front, or to the back, very flexible), and so he/she could not predict what is in the front and which direction you want them to go.
Instead, you should stand in front of him/her, and put his/her hand on your shoulder, and walk slowly. So when you turn left or right, he/she would know, because the movement of shoulders can hardly be flexible. More importantly, when you are walking up or down the staircase, they would know by detecting the height of your shoulder.
Lastly, why do I suddenly wanna share about this? hahaha, I am just way too happy that I knew what to do when I saw a blind guy few days ago, who walked under rain. And yay, feeling so good to be able to help people, although it was just few steps for him.
*Not all blinded people are blinded totally. Some of them could still see the shadow, like black and blacker in their sight. So please do not worry about your capability, just go ahead, they would really appreciate you (of course, please do not hold their hands like you hold your girlfriend, use your shoulder).
