Ulog 5 | Glasses: Physical and Mental

Today, I had one of the craziest feelings; I was scared I was going to go blind. I don't take this lightly. Allow me to start from the beginning

In The Beginning, There Were No Glasses

I began using glasses very recently, about five years ago. I was experiencing pains in my eyes and obscurity in my eyesight. I reported at the University Health Center and my days of wearing glasses began.

That's on a physical note. On the mental part, I believe my glasses started when I began to view the world from a personalised view that I ignorantly called an object perspective. Using my limited knowledge, experience and background, I formed an opinion on everything going on around me.

It's funny you know, on one hand, I got glasses to help me see better without much pain; on the other hand, I got glasses to colour my perspective of the world. I guess glasses can have their negative uses too.

It Began With Hunger

Earlier today, I was very very very hungry. I had a meal of rice and beans waiting for me but I wasn't interested. (I don't like leftovers and the meal was the remains of what I prepared for breakfast). Hunger affects my eyes. The less glucose I have in my bloodstream, the more pain I feel in my eyes.

My hunger affected more than my physical eyesight. Because I was hungry, everything I was doing was measured in terms of how much it would help to resolving my hunger. In my quest to fill my hunger I practically ignored those in my room.

Blindness?

I was finally able to get lunch but at that time, I was feeling so much pain in my eyes. I felt water began to drip out. Maybe I was crying, maybe the cry's were simply symptomatic, maybe it's both.

I'm better now but that thought lingers on. Maybe I need new glasses. I'm not sure. However, my experience today has forced me to see things in a different light and appreciate what I have

Blessings