Seeing the World Through Electronic Eyes: My 2 Weeks to See it All By Leona Emberson

I recently had 2 weeks with electronic  glasses. Glasses that had the potential to change my view on the world, and myself. As is typical for me, I thought the process through, deliberated on the pros and cons, hesitated, and then jumped in with both feet, despite not being able to see where I might land. I may not have known where I would end up, but I knew what I wanted to see along the way. I had a list written out on bold lined paper with my black marker. This list included fun things such as seeing the city of Toronto from the top of the CN Tower, playing video and board games and  going to a museum. It included practical things like grocery shopping, reading menus, and using a computer. It also included sentimental things like watching my guide dog play in the park, seeing friend’s faces, and looking at photographs. The list I could not write up was what I would learn along the way.

These glasses were a bit cumbersome, and may have provided a form of visual distraction for those around me.

Seeing The World Through Electronic Eyes by Leona Emberson

If you had the opportunity to be 2 feet taller, change your foot size, or perhaps instantly loose 20 pounds, just for a few weeks, would you? Knowing it would all go back to normal?

What about something more significant like becoming bilingual, or gaining an instant athletic strength, or the ability to play a musical instrument. Remember, it’s just for a few weeks. Would you take it?

Now what if you could experience something life altering like walking out of your wheelchair, or hearing without your hearing aids, or seeing with clarity out of eyes labelled ‘blind’. Would you do it? Just for a few weeks?