my friend recently met up with me
after having eye surgery
surprised
at all the things she could now see clearly
having adapted over time
never realizing how much she had been missing
even the coat she was wearing
she had returned a couple of weeks ago
insisting that ‘it is gray and not what I ordered!’
the company sent her a new one
she was a bit upset
when they sent her a gray one once again
but decided to not hassle with it
wore it to her surgery
put it on for the ride home
her eye quickly healed
wore her ‘gray’ coat to our meeting
discovering that it was actually ‘blue’
the color she had ordered twice
but could not see
imagine the things she’ll she
when her other eye is done.
—
‘every person takes the limits of their own field of vision
for the limits of the world.’
-arthur schopenhauer
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I didn't have my glasses on.... 
My wife is always telling me that I see colours differently to everyone else. Perhaps I need some kind of surgery too? I’m glad to hear that your friend is happy with her improved eyesight. (The coat looks grey to me, by the way. 😊)
Best wishes, Pete.
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Awesome.
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She’ll see lots of new things! How awesome is that!
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I have heard about that happening. It is a lovely blue coat. I see you are in a bookstore too!
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Ah, I remember well the day that the color white returned to my vision! It IS amazing how we adapt to the worsening of our vision and amazing that a simple and painless procedure can correct it. And I can see the confusion of color in the coat!
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“When grey is really blue
I see that as a good point of view” …Ivor
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Oh my goodness. Thank you for sharing, Beth! ❤️
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Speaking of seeing, did you see the typo in the second to last line? Typos can be fun. 😊
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That is wonderful!
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