My daughter Leah is having Vision problems, she has near perfect eyesight, but a vision problem. Dealing with this situation over the last couple of weeks has been an eye opening experience for me. I can relate what we are going through in this personal situation to the most historical Presidential election this country has seen thus far. I have stayed away from the television and radio because I know that what I see and hear can cloud my vision.
I am taking this election VERY seriously and have lost sleep over whether or not I've educated myself enough on the facts and values that I hold dear and to which candidate I can align myself with. Do you understand what I mean? Here's what I've done. I have 3-4 legislations that I've been following over the years and researched (reviewed voting records & footage of debates,forums & interviews) what direction the next President will steer them. I've taken a few hot topic values and created a chart and tallied up the positions of each candidate to see who is most like me and my perspective of not just the Headlining News topics of the day, but the issues that will have a long lasting impact on future generations. (you see this is the accountant in me)
Read the following statements from the perspective of voting for elected officials:
Behavioral optometrists differentiate between the terms “sight” and “vision”. “Sight” is the ability to see and the eye’s response to light shining into it. “Vision” is the ability to interpret and understand information that comes through the eyes.
The visual system is a significant part of how we process information and a key factor in how we learn. 80% of what you perceive, comprehend and remember depends on the efficiency of the visual system.
Vision is a learned skilled, just like walking and talking. If vision does not develop efficiently, even a bright child can have difficulties with reading, writing, spelling and math.
If you ask my two year old grand son and four year old son who they would vote for President, they both would spout off a candidate's name, because they are responding to a cue, they have not yet developed the ability to interpret and understand the information from each candidate. That's just my two cents.
I encourage, I implore you to be a sophisticated voter tomorrow, future generations are depending on it!
Don't forget to document this election and scrapbook your personal feelings about it. Here are a few things I plan to do:
Take photos inside the photo booth (if I'm allowed)
Take photos of the long lines at the polls
Take photos of campaign signs
Save buttons and campaign literature
Write out commentary about my research on both candidates
Save Wednesday morning's newspaper headline