Darkness At Noon!

Harold's Krent’s purpose in writing Darkness at Noon was to inform us about how blind people are treated.  He talks about his own personal experiences as a blind man.  He writes about how just because he's blind doesn't mean he's deaf or mute.  Since he's blind, it's very difficult for him to find employment.  I completely agree with his viewpoint. Nobody should ever be treated differently.  We're all humans.  Who cares if we have disabilities?

My girlfriend occasionally gets treated differently by others. Her disability isn’t visible unless you know about it.  I’d say what it is that she has, but I can’t spell it.  She’s had two back surgeries in the past six years.  She had to quit her job because she needed another surgery.  Since then she’s been trying to find another job but nobody will hire her because of her disability.  She can’t stand up for more than an hour before she needs to sit down to rest her back.  She can’t lift up any heavy objects.  She used to be able to play sports, ride a skateboard, etc.  It’s really hard on her because she knows she’s never going to be able to do any of the things she used to do.

My cousin also had a disability.  He was always treated differently by others.  His disability was actually visible.  He didn’t have many friends and the only people who were actually there for him were his family.  Unfortunately he passed away.  What pissed me off the most was that at his funeral, all the people who had made of him were there.  Who does that? Why would someone show up to someone’s funeral knowing all they did was make fun of them?  It makes no sense to me.

Nobody should be treated differently. Ever.