Emotionally: When something occurs in life that brings out emotions like disgust, anger, anxiety, and sadness, many try to shut these emotions out by steering clear of this place or remembering this time. In Blindsided, Natalie trys to emotionally shut out her emotions about going blind, but she finds it a hard topic to manuever around. It haunts her all day as her eyes are opened and she is either with friends, at home or in school. For example, when Meredith comes to her house, Natalie trys to hide the fact that she is going blind, but she soon finds herself sobbing as tears run down her face. Even though people do shut out their emotions, they really should let them out because every time this topic comes around the corner, you will try to cower down. People should learn to let out their emotions to their loved ones because you will find how much they will have helped you.
Intelectually: Many, including me, have resorted to true factual evidence in times of need. In Blindsided, Natalie would constantly ask Dr. Rose about her eyesight. She wanted to be able to learn as much as she could about her eyesight. She thought that she might have been able to find a scapegoat for her illness. She wanted to know all about what was wrong with her eyes. She thought that maybe in some way she could be cured and get out of this mess. Infact, as true as fact is it is not able to be altered into a way out. Natalie thought that with one of her surgeries the fact of her blindness would change, but it won't. Intelectually thinking will not change a thing, it may only tell you what you don't want to hear. In Natalie's case fact reveals her blindness and will not help her.
Physically: Sometimes, when something happens, people try to physically prepare for this new change. In Blindsided, Natalie is in a class at her new school with Mr. Lee. Mr. Lee teaches his students how to physically prepare for becoming or being blind. He teaches them how to defend themselves, yet he also shows that your mental state is a big part of how you prepare. You have to believe in yourself to acheive your goal. I feel that this is a very important lesson in life no matter what you are going through.
*From each of these entrees, we learn that emotionally, intelectually, and physically preparing for something is important, but you must remember that you need a balence of all three of these things. If I were Natalie, I would physically, intellectually, and emotionally prepare if I was about to lose my eye sight. I would want to make sure that I was prepared before I fully went blind.
Intelectually: Many, including me, have resorted to true factual evidence in times of need. In Blindsided, Natalie would constantly ask Dr. Rose about her eyesight. She wanted to be able to learn as much as she could about her eyesight. She thought that she might have been able to find a scapegoat for her illness. She wanted to know all about what was wrong with her eyes. She thought that maybe in some way she could be cured and get out of this mess. Infact, as true as fact is it is not able to be altered into a way out. Natalie thought that with one of her surgeries the fact of her blindness would change, but it won't. Intelectually thinking will not change a thing, it may only tell you what you don't want to hear. In Natalie's case fact reveals her blindness and will not help her.
Physically: Sometimes, when something happens, people try to physically prepare for this new change. In Blindsided, Natalie is in a class at her new school with Mr. Lee. Mr. Lee teaches his students how to physically prepare for becoming or being blind. He teaches them how to defend themselves, yet he also shows that your mental state is a big part of how you prepare. You have to believe in yourself to acheive your goal. I feel that this is a very important lesson in life no matter what you are going through.
*From each of these entrees, we learn that emotionally, intelectually, and physically preparing for something is important, but you must remember that you need a balence of all three of these things. If I were Natalie, I would physically, intellectually, and emotionally prepare if I was about to lose my eye sight. I would want to make sure that I was prepared before I fully went blind.