‘You Don’t Need Your Eyes for Vision’

Glenn Beck Program ^ | May 24, 2017 | Glenn Beck and Friends

[TBP]

To say Isaac Lidsky has an impressive resume would be a massive understatement. A child actor from Saved by the Bell: The New Class, Lidsky graduated Harvard at 19 and then clerked for Sandra Day O’Conner and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. He then started his own tech company which sold for $230 million. By any measure, his accomplishments have been remarkable — even without the knowledge that he’s blind.

Lidsky’s lost his sight as a teenager — a curse that ultimately transformed his view on life.

“Sight is this masterful illusion,” Lidsky said. “And as that illusion sort of shattered for me, it kind of helped me to realize all this stuff. By the time I was in my early to mid-20s — in a remarkable way, in a beautiful way — the disease itself was reaselly sort of the cure in many ways.”

Lidsky joined Glenn on radio Wednesday to talk about his new book Eyes Wide Open: Overcoming Obstacles and Recognizing Opportunities in a World That Can’t See Clearly, which delves into navigating the abyss and avoiding mindsets that limit human potential.

[TBP]

This is very inspirational.

This is a terrific interview. The book looks promising and I just might buy it. This is an interview with Isaac Lidsky. A child actor from Saved by the Bell: The New Class, Lidsky graduated Harvard at 19 and then clerked for Sandra Day O’Conner and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. He then started his own tech company which sold for $230 million. By any measure, his accomplishments have been remarkable — even without the knowledge that he’s blind. What he discovered is an incredible story, and I think you'll agree with a lot of what he has to say.

[Secret Agent Man]

I’m glad he’s found positives in losing his vision. And not mired in self pity and depression about it. Kudos for that at trying to make the best out of a situation no one wants.

However we are born with eyes for a reason and while he might list some benefits he’s received by being blind, you cannot function safely in society being blind. You have to depend an extraordinary amount on civilization and other people to accomodate you to make that work.

We don’t see hoardes of people wanting to blind themselves for the “benefits” of being blind. The downsides are far greater than the beneifts enjoyed.