Thesamelethargy,Iamafraid,characterizestheuseofourfacultiesandsenses.Onlythedeafappreciatehearing，onlytheblindrealizethemanifoldblessingsthatlieinsight.Particularlydoesthisobservationapplytothosewhohavelostsightandhearinginadultlife.Butthosewhohaveneversufferedimpairmentofsightorhearingseldommakethefullestuseoftheseblessedfaculties.Theireyesandearstakeinallsightsandsoundhazily，withoutconcentration，andwithlittleappreciation.Itisthesameoldstoryofnotbeinggratefulforourhealthuntilweareill...
NowandthenIhavetestedmyseeingfriendstodiscoverwhattheysee.RecentlyIwasvisitedbyaverygoodfriendwhohadjustreturnedfromalongwalkinthewoods，andIaskedherwhatshehadobserved.“Nothinginparticular，”Shereplied.ImighthavebeenincreduloushadInotbeenaccustomedtosuchresponses，forlongagoIbecameconvincedthattheseeingseelittle.