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Title: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: Valerie1979 on November 30, 2009, 06:37:49 am
Someone recently asked me if I would rather be blind or mute.... this is difficult for me.... I love to talk, and I enjoy being able to see as well.  If i had to choose I think I would select blind - at least then I could still communicate and talk :)

Which would you choose?  Why?

Of course, fittingly after this Thanksgiving I am thankful for both my sight and my ability to talk!  :)
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: dexterjrh on November 30, 2009, 07:33:09 am
That Decison would not be up to me, that would be up to God  :angel11: :angel12:
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: yolandazwei1 on November 30, 2009, 08:07:12 am
if this was to happen I would choose mute
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: eneidaselina on November 30, 2009, 08:12:13 am
That would be awful in both parts. If this was to happen to me I would choose mute
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: tholl01 on November 30, 2009, 08:15:13 am
if this was to happen I would choose mute
I agree with you i would rather be mute (if i had to choose for some odd reason), because i maybe able to live somewhat of a normal life.
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: acurtsinger2 on November 30, 2009, 08:15:30 am
my eye sight is failing due to a disease and it's been a very bad thing for me.  I guess I'd rather be mute because I don't like talking much anyway....
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: abeyta87 on December 01, 2009, 07:43:56 pm
I enjoy talking and thankful for both but IF i had the choice I would pick Mute I know sign Language and can write what I need but I wouldn't want to miss seeing my children or my husband
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: candyterrius on December 01, 2009, 07:50:22 pm
I'd rather choose to be blind than to become mute. If anything happens to you, when you are mute you can't scream or call for help. You become more sensitive when you are blind by sensing, touching, and overtime you become more fully aware of your surroundings and discover things that you normally don't realize which everyday people take for granted.  8)
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: MyLastDisguise on December 01, 2009, 08:50:20 pm
I'd rather be mute. There are other ways you could communicate if you couldn't speak.
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: Cha03bw on December 02, 2009, 02:10:22 am
I would rather be mute
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: sh33ma on December 06, 2009, 10:36:34 pm
I would rather be mute :-X than blind  8)
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: celine0710 on December 07, 2009, 12:14:23 am
ummmm hard decision.... mute i guess
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: 2persian4u on December 07, 2009, 12:30:37 am
I would rather be mute.. does anyone watch Saw anymore.. lol  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: lancenweman1978 on December 07, 2009, 12:41:03 am
mute for sure
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: articx on December 07, 2009, 07:24:20 am
I would rather be mute.
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: acurtsinger2 on December 07, 2009, 07:42:51 am
definitly mute.  some people talk too much. :sad1:
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: MsMcGowan4 on December 12, 2009, 07:34:46 am
mute
i love to see things..colors..ppl
i couldnt live without seeing myself
and how everyone looks..
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: Valerie1979 on December 17, 2009, 10:14:45 am
Maybe I should have asked if you would wish someone else to be blind or mute.
I bet my husband would say he would want me to be mute! :)
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: Shutmeup3030150 on December 18, 2009, 08:29:48 am
Ohhh this is such a tough question...
I'm a hugeee music fan, so I need my vision & my hearing for it...
If I had to chose, I'd definitely keep my hearing. I'd go CRAZY without music.
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: candyterrius on December 18, 2009, 05:58:49 pm
Ohhh this is such a tough question...
I'm a hugeee music fan, so I need my vision & my hearing for it...
If I had to chose, I'd definitely keep my hearing. I'd go CRAZY without music.

The question is on whether you choose to be blind or mute, not deaf.  ;) Since vision is important to you, maybe you opt for mute?
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: jjwebb232 on December 18, 2009, 06:02:23 pm
mute:  if you are mute, you can still communicate through things like sign language or writting, but being blind you can't have another source of seeing.  Also, you perceive either 70% or 90% of all things from your vision.  I forget which one ...
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: brooks14 on December 18, 2009, 07:31:57 pm
Seeing as how I wish to be a voice actor or language interpreter, my voice is very important to me.

However, it's not nearly as much as my sight. So I'd go with mute.

If nothing else, I could at least learn sign language or communicate in other ways to people.
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: Kegokec on December 18, 2009, 07:48:15 pm
I would rather be mute. You can say a lot with your body language and expressions. I love to read and explore new cities and such. I love the stars and the moon. I would be left with only my imagination if I was blind and I don't think I would be able to live with that. Imagination is a pale comparison to the actual view of the night sky. :P
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: Brady7711 on December 18, 2009, 08:12:24 pm
Mute 0.0
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: jongarton on December 18, 2009, 09:31:08 pm
This one's easy for me: the reason is I have had double ruptured ear drums twice in the past 2 years and have lost my hearing for like 2 weeks! So I would have to say deaf, but NOT mute, because I could still talk and read lips!
 :dontknow:
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: dougmattson on December 18, 2009, 11:59:35 pm
Mute for sure I think not being able is alot worst I could through life without talking    but not seeing ??? :thumbsup:
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: Mojoshog on December 19, 2009, 12:16:22 am
I'd much rather be mute. It would be much easier to function and get around than if I was blind.
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: jongarton on December 19, 2009, 08:54:23 am
i'd rather lose sense of smell than lose either eye sight or communication/voice box!!!!
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: clusf on December 19, 2009, 10:01:46 am
definitely mute.
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: jongarton on December 21, 2009, 02:21:37 pm
if you were a telemarketer you'd probly like to be blind but if you were a lawyer you'd probly like to be mute alot!!!
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: lotsomoney on December 21, 2009, 02:46:04 pm
i  am almost blind because of my diabetes so mute i guess.... :crybaby2: :crybaby2:
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: zeroph on December 21, 2009, 11:45:52 pm
Hmmmm, very hard to choose because communication is important, and I'm already worried about my eyesight nowadays. I guess I would probably go mute, since I'm already a quite person in general.
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: lynnc35 on December 22, 2009, 07:11:10 am
I pray I never have to make that decision. I had a friend that went through his whole life, he was even in vietnam, he went blind not long before he died. Sometimes we just do not realize what we have until something is taken away, just stop and think for a second how many things are running to work together in your body right at any given minute, to keep you alive, to keep you feeling good, to help you to see, to hear, Thank the Lord for all of our blessings!!
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: kevinbob on December 22, 2009, 07:27:36 am
mute
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: trujillo33 on December 22, 2009, 11:12:03 am
I would choose to be mute!!
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: ivyruefthaler1 on December 22, 2009, 04:59:18 pm
I would rather be blind than mute because if i was mute i wouldn't be standing it, i would be flipping out actually.  if i was blind, than i wouldn't be mute of course and i wouldn't be flipping out or have a reason to flip out
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: Graeth on December 23, 2009, 12:24:56 am
Mute. I love to draw.
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: rogery on December 23, 2009, 12:48:13 am
Since rich isn't a choice...mute. I know a few people have wished I was mute !
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: ancmetro on January 19, 2010, 03:51:14 am
 :) Mute for sure. I need my sight to do things. And as long as I have sight I can still communicate...in writing!
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: dell9031 on October 03, 2010, 06:29:58 pm
mute
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: Angelbot on October 03, 2010, 07:04:29 pm
well that is definetly a hard decision... but i think id rather be mute. because as many have said, sign language and writting things down are definetly a good way of communicating.
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: BeccaGoga on October 03, 2010, 07:11:15 pm
Obviosly neither, but if the choice cam down to being either one of those or death I would pick being a mute.
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: MessiahMews on October 04, 2010, 09:44:33 pm
Would prefer to be neither, but if I HAD to choose one, I would definitely go with mute.

Because with all the texting devices out there now, and the computer keyboard especially, I can type like a *bleep*.  lol
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: tigerlilly01 on October 05, 2010, 06:37:12 am
if I HAD to choose of course it would be mute.  Sight is the most precious gift. 
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: FuzzyCottonsocks on October 05, 2010, 07:01:53 am
Mute. I'm quiet anyway.
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: ktheodos on October 05, 2010, 07:21:11 am
mute.....i think the more appropriate question is: blind or deaf?
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: sweatytree on October 05, 2010, 07:28:09 am
I would have to say Mute.  If you were blind, you would not be able to see life happen, and you could type/text/write what you want to say.
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: cubarican210 on October 05, 2010, 10:43:35 am
I'd rather be mute because I usually say things I don't mean. I have very bad eyesight. But either way both of those things are so bad. I think there was actually one person who was both blind and deaf(not mute) and that would be Helen Keller. You can check it out on this site and see how she overcame her obstacles. Interesting stuff.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Keller#Early_childhood_and_illness
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: jkhanson on October 05, 2010, 11:04:47 am
If I had to make the choice, I would go with mute(deaf) because I know I could still communicate with the many technological advances there are.

Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: armychick09h on October 05, 2010, 11:24:47 am
i would rather be mute  :-X
there is too many beautiful things out there to miss seeing.
and its even more beautiful if your not talking.
plus wise men listen not speak. lol
or something like that.
though im far from a wise man  ;)
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: superteacher on October 05, 2010, 01:02:02 pm
I would choose mute becasue my grandmother got blind at her late days. That made her life misarable and sad because she was an active person going everywhere when she was young and she hated being dependent on other people for help even she wanted to find her shoes.
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: belleg1 on October 05, 2010, 01:37:26 pm
Mute, absolutely - no one would miss my mouth! But I would miss seeing the beautiful world God created.
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: ninajay on October 05, 2010, 03:32:31 pm
I would rather be mute. I think you would be more helpless if you couldn't see what is happening around you. I could always use sign language or write to communicate.
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: ninajay on October 05, 2010, 03:38:30 pm
Ohhh this is such a tough question...
I'm a hugeee music fan, so I need my vision & my hearing for it...
If I had to chose, I'd definitely keep my hearing. I'd go CRAZY without music.

The question is on whether you choose to be blind or mute, not deaf.  ;) Since vision is important to you, maybe you opt for mute?

Exactly... you can still hear if you are mute. :thumbsup:
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: makedoughonline on October 05, 2010, 10:55:31 pm
Neither!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: armychick09h on October 06, 2010, 07:55:38 am
Neither!!!!!!!!

what if you had no choice? It was one other the other?
Title: Re: blind or mute - which would you choose
Post by: princess_gurl_2011 on October 06, 2010, 09:18:33 am
mute. at least i could write down what i ment :sad1: