Random thoughts.

How does one describe a color to someone who is blind and always has been?

There are so many things that everyone associates with colors with out even thinking about it. For example, the color red is tired with a hot temp or being angry. The reason behind this has to be something nurture rather than nature thing.

Someone that is blind must not associate those things with colors because how could they! Without growing up seeing the red angry face and the sad blue face, one can not possible make that connection. I can not fathom not being able to see color but knowing that it is something every real to the majority of the world.

Any ways, back on topic. When trying to describe a color to some one that is blind I believe that the best has to be through texture. After all one of the main things that a seeing impaired person uses to "see" is touch.

Blue would be smooth and cool like water.

Red would be thick and hot.

Green is fresh and springy.

White is soft and fluffy.

However, a lot of these examples rely on whether the person understand the references. I wonder how life would be different without sight. I wonder how trusting a seeing impaired person is. I wonder how much life is missed out on, in that never ending darkness. Yet I wonder what others are truly missing out on that they are experiences every day of their life.

Life without sight would be interesting. To have everyone on the same "playing field." To be able to truly hold everyone as equal because there are not other things like some ones appearance holding them back.