thecranium:

liveitkelsey:

I honestly can’t fathom it. For me music has always been so huge in my life. It is my motivation, my outlet, my way of connecting with God; and to think that some people go their whole lives without hearing it… wow.

What brought this on is that I am taking sign language this semester. It makes me feel so torn. I want to be able to communicate with these people that can’t hear, but at the same time my heart also hurts for them, that they do not get to experience what I do.

I find comfort in knowing that their hearing will be perfect in heaven, and honestly, I bet they will be the ones with the most beautiful voices, and the deepest appreciation for all music and sound.

Already this is such a wonderfully eye opening semester for me. It is going to be really difficult though. On my first day of classes we were not only debating capital punishment, but also questioning if the death penalty is ethical and moral. These were in 2 separate classes as well. I pray that I can be a light in these classrooms this semester, and spread even more of God’s message of love to the other students. 

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Wow.

Pro-tip, OP: never say ANY OF THIS to a deaf person.  EVER.  And if you’re going to keep taking an ASL class, try reading up on Deaf culture before you go writing things like you hope they’ll be “fixed”.