"The most pathetic person in the world is the one that has sight,but no vision."
-Helen Keller
2007-01-30 04:16:33 · 9 answers · asked by hope s 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
A person who can see but cannot understand, imagine and reflect is unfortunate.
2007-01-30 04:35:47 · answer #1 · answered by yakkydoc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Helen Keller had many insights, but in her day and age there wasn't much she could do since she was blind. So, to have sight and no prospect, no vision, no dreams, no hopes is wasteful and pathetic. It's a wasted person, because they could accomplish so much, yet they dare to do nothing with the many gifts they have been given. Sight is a beautiful thing, but without it we are limited in so many things we can and cannot do. Thus, to have sight, but no vision is a shame that needn't be wasted if one can help it.
2007-01-30 06:34:56 · answer #2 · answered by Jules 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Helen Keller was such a profound speaker being both deaf and mute she accomplished more in her lifetime then most people with both sense do in their lifetime.
The meaning of this quote is that one who has sight and no vision for their future, meaning that they are wasting space and not acheiving what they could do. To reach for the stars to acheive what God has really intended them to do, not just sit there and do nothing.
2007-01-30 05:01:18 · answer #3 · answered by ♥Sparkling♥Jules♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She is saying that the most pathetic person in the world is the person who can see but doesn't have a dream or goal or purpose. Vision isn't just referred to seeing but it is also referred to as having a purpose in life. I have read many of these quotes in self-help books. Some quotes from her and some from others.
2007-01-30 10:33:01 · answer #4 · answered by Roller Coaster Enthusiast 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's like a deer looking at a car's headlights and staying there for the end of it's life.
What makes the person so pitiful is having the ability to see what is coming, he remains powerless to avoid it or do anything about it.
For example, if you have 500 dollars and will have to pay rent of 450 dollars in 2 days, but you decide to spend 300 knowing you won't have money for weeks. This is a cheesy example but it serves the purpose with simplicity.
Above the person has the ability to see that he/she has to pay rent in two days, but is unable to understand that if he/she doesn't pay that rent, he/she will be homeless. Isn't that a pitiful person.
It's having knowledge without the wisdom to use the knowledge. What good is knowing what every word in the dictionary means, if you are unable to use those words to communicate with others? You are left in a pitiful state like having food, but no mouth to eat with. How can you be worse off?
2007-01-30 04:39:38 · answer #5 · answered by lil_snipe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The visuals we see and call sight are only images of the mind. The vision is to see beyond anything else instead of what is always right in front of you.
2007-01-30 04:49:37 · answer #6 · answered by prizefyter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its similar in meaning to one who hears, but does not listen.
“Where there is no vision, the people perish.”
“The Guru is All-powerful, the Guru is Infinite. By great good fortune, the Blessed Vision of His Darshan is obtained. The Guru is Imperceptible, Immaculate and Pure. There is no other as great as the Guru. The Guru is the Creator, the Guru is the Doer.” ~ Sri Guru Granth Sahib
2007-01-30 05:23:48 · answer #7 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one who has the gift of sight,(can see)
but that no dreams are imagination(,,or sees no good in thing only bad like a optimistic& a pesamistic(half empty or half full)
2007-01-30 10:15:36 · answer #8 · answered by southern65 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the physical capability to see does not mean you actually see every aspect of something or have the ability to see into the future of possibilities
2007-01-30 05:43:14 · answer #9 · answered by fancyname 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋