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I know people view deafness as something awful that needs to be corrected with a hearing aid, but it's so much more than that. Being deaf is a way of life, it's not a disability, it's an advantage, a gift. Sometimes, if not all the time, I wish I were deaf. I love the language, and without hearing, you can tune into your other senses with much more ease. Is it normal to wish this for myself?
Hmm I feel something similar. But there are downsides to all desires.
G = Good | B = Bad
Sometimes I want to be blind, so I can:
G - Hear the wind and be able to focus more. Listen to people better and not have to judge by their appearance.
B - I couldn't live without seeing all the beautiful things in life, sorry.
Sometimes I want to be deaf, so I can:
G - Be left alone in my thoughts more often. Look at people and wonder what's going on. It'd be kind of like if time were frozen, and watching people walk by in a public area without a sound to me, would be amazing.
B - Music is such an important thing in my life, emotionally, I don't know what I'd do.
I was actually contemplating writing a short story on the basis that being deaf is a gift. When you can't hear what people say it becomes easier to not let others words hurt you. Also, being deaf means that you live in a word of silence and frankly that sounds peaceful. I think you're normal.
I've always thought I was the only person who thought this way. I was bullied a lot in school, and always wished there was a way I couldn't hear them. I've always had a fascination with deaf people, the deaf culture, and I've been teaching myself sign language since I was 5. I'm currently in school to become an interpreter and can't tell if I admire or envy the deaf people I meet. I do know one thing though, I will marry a deaf man someday.
i couldnt take that, as a great lover of music, and someone who's dream is to be a voice actor, i could never veiw that as a gift, personally. maybe for other people, but especially music, and i miss doing my crazy rants and jokes and immpression to make peope laugh. Cause TBH i think one of my best fatures is my voice, i get complimented on it all the time.