Blind or Deaf

MSnider44
MSnider44 San Diego Posts: 746
edited June 2011 in A Moving Train
My girlfriend and I had this discussion last night. Me: deaf. As much as I LOVE music and as big of a part as it plays in my life, I'd still have to choose to lose the hearing. You can still "feel" music somewhat by the thumping of the bass and the motions of the musicians. Tough choice though.......that would really, really suck if I never got to here "Release" ever again.

Your choice?
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  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    Helen Keller once said, "I would rather be blind than to be deaf, because being deaf will deprive me of communicating with the world around me."

    I agree.
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  • MSnider44
    MSnider44 San Diego Posts: 746
    Sign language?
  • Prince Of Dorkness
    Prince Of Dorkness Posts: 3,763
    The Waiting Trophy Man wrote:
    Helen Keller once said, "I would rather be blind than to be deaf, because being deaf will deprive me of communicating with the world around me."

    I agree.

    Pretty ironic that you say that, posting on an internet forum, communicating with the world around you and in fact.. the whole world.

    The internet didn't exist in Helen Keller's day... now, being blind and not being able to see a computer screen is MUCH more of a hindrance to communicating with the world around you.

    (And what sucks is that I'm losing my eye sight in one of my eyes... trust me... it sucks.)
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  • Jeanwah
    Jeanwah Posts: 6,363
    I'd never want to lose my eye sight, the world's too beautiful a place to never be able to see again. I already know a little sign language so if I had to choose, I'd rather lose my hearing.
  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    Prince Of Dorkness wrote:
    The internet didn't exist in Helen Keller's day... now, being blind and not being able to see a computer screen is MUCH more of a hindrance to communicating with the world around you.

    (And what sucks is that I'm losing my eye sight in one of my eyes... trust me... it sucks.)

    That's true. I guess it would just be difficult to communicate with the people around you. But like someone mentioned, there's always sign language. I suppose that's better than nothing.
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    Another habit says its long overdue
    Another habit like an unwanted friend
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  • MSnider44
    MSnider44 San Diego Posts: 746
    Yeah - not being able to see a sunny day at the beach would be devastating. You really have to feel for people who went blind mid-life, but especially who were born blind. Or could it be the other way around......?
  • mikalina
    mikalina Posts: 7,206
    I think I'd rather lose my hearing... too much for me to see,

    I'm going deaf as it is now - too much loud music. ( but I can still see ) ;)
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,675
    I have really loud tinitus and hyperacusis and am told that if I were to go deaf I would still hear the ringing but ONLY the ringing. No thanks! I'll keep what tattered hearing I have. But to not be able to see... oh man.
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  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Without a question, I'd rather lose my hearing. Not even close.

    Sucks I won't hear music, but I'd never see the world around me and the faces of the ones I love. Traveling blind would be a bitch. You can easily communicate without hearing.
  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    I don't know, I love music so much and playing music makes me super happy.
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  • Godfather.
    Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    that's not a choice I would make,I would how ever deal with what was delt to me with the best of my ability.

    Godfather.
  • blackredyellow
    blackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    definitely deaf... while there is a lot you'd miss out on, at least you could get around pretty normally. And as pointed out, with technology, it's easier to communicated now than ever before.
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  • SatansFuton
    SatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    Put me down for deaf as well. This scene from UHF sums it all up.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50uW0b7tWiM
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  • zarocat
    zarocat Posts: 1,901
    Definitely my hearing. Humans annoy me anyway with their fuss. ;)
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  • ilockyer
    ilockyer Posts: 2,272
    Prince Of Dorkness wrote:
    The Waiting Trophy Man wrote:
    Helen Keller once said, "I would rather be blind than to be deaf, because being deaf will deprive me of communicating with the world around me."

    I agree.

    Pretty ironic that you say that, posting on an internet forum, communicating with the world around you and in fact.. the whole world.

    The internet didn't exist in Helen Keller's day... now, being blind and not being able to see a computer screen is MUCH more of a hindrance to communicating with the world around you.

    (And what sucks is that I'm losing my eye sight in one of my eyes... trust me... it sucks.)

    As someone who has sight loss in both eyes, and knows a few people with no vision at all, I'd have to say losing eyesight is far favourable to losing your hearing. There's technology now to read stuff on a computer screen out which is reasonably affordable, works well, and makes it so you can miss out on very little online.

    Being deaf, on the other hand, and never being able to hear music. No thanks.
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