Have You Seen Luis Velez?

by Catherine Ryan Hyde

the first person I met who really sees me for all of who I am . . . you know . . . can’t see.” “When it comes to seeing what is important about a person,” she said, “I think it’s possible that what our eyes tell us is only a distraction. Not that I wouldn’t take them back if I could. Oh, I would. I miss seeing. But I also like the things I’ve learned to see without them.”

reminds me of the little prince... what is essential is invisible to the eye

Living long is a gift denied to many, and so it comes with a responsibility to make the most of it. At very least to appreciate it. People gripe about growing older—their aches and pains, how much harder everything is—as if they had forgotten that the alternative is dying young.”