Commentaires sur : “What a blind person needs is not a teacher but another self.” (Helen Keller)

Par : Miklos

Miklos — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 12:52:41 +0000

All of this made me think about the senses, and how people can compensate the lack of some by an increased awareness of the others, by making extra use of capacities we all have but don’t use because we aren’t thus sollicited. But it also made me think of the power of the word: when we happen to read a novel (or any text) written by a gifted author, it has the power to suggest to us landscapes, objects, people, situations… that we can envision in our mind, although it is done only by the word. And sometimes to such extent that if it be a real place or person, when we see it in real life later, we recognize it, although we have never seen it (this is also true of sound – e.g. music, which you can almost hear — , of eating — e.g. delicious food that you can almost taste — when you read a good description of either). Why is it so strong, while we, us who can see, hear or taste can forget what we saw, heard or tasted? I think it is due to the fact not only that the text may be excellent, but that reading is an active operation, while seeing, hearing or eating is usually passive: you are there, the stimuli enter your eyes, ears or mouth without you making any effort. There are however active ways to see — watching –, to hear — listening –, to eat — tasting –, for those who trained or were trained to do so, i.e., think about what they so « ingest ».

Par : Miklos

Miklos — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 19:30:45 +0000

Classica, the classical music TV channel I am usually watching, broadcast earlier this evening a piano recital at Carnegie Hall of a 29 year-old blind pianist, Nobuyuki Tsujii. I had never heard of him, but the sheer musicality and virtuosity (it is rare when both are combined, nowadays: virtuosity comes first) made me almost cry -- and think of B***. I started looking for info about him, and read what some of the jurors of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, where he got the gold medal in 2009, said - which added to my emotion. Quoting e.g. Menahem Pressler: "I have the utmost admiration for (Nobuyuji Tsujii). God has taken his eyes, but given him the physical endowment and mental endowment to encompass the greatest works of piano. For him to play the Chopin concerto with such sweetness, gentleness and sincerity -- it's deeply touching. I had to keep from crying when I left the room."

Par : Miklos

Miklos — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 06:22:10 +0000

A groysse dank, tayere Betale!

Par : Miklos

Miklos — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 06:21:40 +0000

Thank you, my dear friend!

Par : Patrizia

Patrizia — Sat, 14 Oct 2017 14:40:19 +0000

This is the most effective portrait of the lovely and friendly person that you are. Your blind friend is very lucky if she can count you among her friends.

Par : Reicher Betty

Reicher Betty — Sat, 14 Oct 2017 10:31:43 +0000

Zeyer, zeyer sheyn ! Betale