Night Song Response

Night Song was a story that I was not expecting to have as much as an impact on me as it did. Since the age of four, I have had problems with my eyes. As I got older, they got worse. I would ask my doctor, "Will I go blind one day?" Most of the time I was joking, but sometimes I wondered what would happen if I did. At this point in my life, I'm pretty confident I won't, but this story makes me think that people who unfortunately lose their vision have their own view of the world. Kuusisto's use of sounds to create a scene are so powerful. It makes me happy that someone without vision still experience so much "color" in the world around them - even if it's created by noises. It also makes me think that he has come to terms with his blindness and, instead of being bitter about it, he makes the most of the senses he is fortunate to have. I really enjoyed this about him.