As I Sit Here Watching The Cub Game I Am Flooded With Childhood Memories Of Learning. Growing Up With Dyslexia Was Difficult Because Back Then They Didn't Have A Name For It. Experts Knew It Existed But Was Not Sure How To Treat It. For Those Who Know Of It Can Relate. Others Can Easily Google It To Educate Themselves Of A Very Common Affliction Of The Learning Process.
It Wasn't Until The Second Grade I Found Out I Was Not Stupid Afterall. An Alert Teacher Of Mine Was Grading Papers At Home Only To Discover That All My Arithmetic Answers Were Indeed Correct But Only Written Backwards. As She Held My Paper In Front Of The Mirror She Seen Firsthand All The Numbers Were Written Backwards.
Once My Teacher Became Aware Of This Disability She Mothered Me With All Her Mightiness. Yes I Called It A Disability Because That's Exactly What It Is. It Was The Fifth Grade When I Grasped The Concept Of Telling Time. A Simple Learning Process For Most Of Us Yet I Just Could Not Grasp Onto It.
Writing Backwards As Well As Reading Backwards Was Very Common For Me.
Today I Continue To Read The Newspaper From The Back To The Front. However Of Course I Ignore The Conclusion Of Articles That State Continued From Page One. When I Get To Page 1 I Will Read It Then Continue To The Conclusion.
Just This Week I Picked Up A Series Of Books That Were Written In English Yet Published In Japan. Most Are Aware That In Japan They Read From Right To Left.
This Was My First In Seeing This Book Series.
Ok Back To The Cub Game. After Arranging My Desk, Television And other Furniture Pieces, I Found It Difficult Watching TV At The Same Time I Am Most Active On The Computer. Since The Television Is Behind Me I Decided To Place A Mirror In Front Of My Desk And I Won't Have To Turn Around. However Viewing The Game Through The Mirror Makes Everything Backwards. When The Batter Hits The Ball He Runs To Third Instead Of First. All The Right Handed Batters Are Now Lefthanded And They Also Throw Left Handed.
I Have Learned By Being Left Handed I Must Deal With What Is Served Me. By Far, Many Humans Across The World Must Learn To Survive As A Being. Just As The Man I Knew Earlier In My Life. He Was Born With No Legs. He Learned From Birth How To Maneuvere And To Achieve The Most Simplest Goals. He Did Things That I Have Never Achieved. I Was Told He Replaced A Motor Of A Car. He Also Painted His House. I Am Scared Of Heights! I Pushed A Button Or Two And His Story Came To Surface In An Exclusive Interview With The Local Newspaper. The Community Rallied Together And Purchased Brand New Legs. I Can Remember Seeing Him Shortly After He Received Them. He Considered Me His Friend And Confided In Me That Day. He Told Me He Felt Like A Fish Out Of Water. I Kindly Reminded Him He Is Living His Life On Earth And Nobody Can Live It For Him. Besides, Alot Of People Get Satisfaction Through Their Giving. It Pleases Them When They Know They Are Doing Good. I Saw That Man Again A Few Weeks Later. There He Was, Crossing Main Street Without His Legs. I Scolded Him For Doing So. His Reply To Me Was You Of All People Know I'm Just As Capable As You Are In Crossing The Street. While This Being True It Was Not About Him Crossing The Street Afterall, It Was Him Crossing Against The Light.
That Day I Saw Beyond His Disability And The Feeling Was Priceless!
Being Mirror Minded Ain't So Bad Afterall.....Just Call Me Mac
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