What if our eyesight is a clue to what we’re here to do?

Dear Universe,

What if how well our vision works is an indicator of what our purpose is supposed to be as a human being?

Lol lol lol. Yeah – this is the kind of shit my brain thinks about on any given Tuesday.

I saw a reel on Instagram this morning with a woman bitching about how unfairly fucked those of us with poor vision are when it comes to expenses and just, well, seeing shit. And as someone with a -3.75 prescription, I can fairly confidently answer: pretty darn fucked.

But this crap vision predicament made me think about what humans would have done before glasses would have been available. Did they just sit on a stump all day staring at the blotches of green around them thinking “gee I wish I could see the world?”

I have absolutely zero historical evidence to back up the bullshit I’m about to say next, but my guess is no.

My guess is that these sucky-sighted people had some other purpose within the community. Maybe they were really good at working on projects with their hands where they could see details closely. Maybe they used other senses to hear things like approaching bears or thunder or something. Maybe they told stories or did something else that didn’t require the use of their vision (or lack thereof).

And those who could actually see 6 feet in front of their faces? They were probably out hunting and gathering and whatnot.

Is it that ridiculous, Universe, to sit here and ponder whether these inherent quirks like poor vision are actually signs or something as to what our role may be when we strip it down to the human level? Did you make me blind as a bat because it isn’t my purpose to be able to see distances?

To be clear, I’m not saying I’m not grateful for my glasses. I rather enjoy being able to, like, see. But I still kind of wonder whether there’s something about the way I naturally experience the world (hello, shitty vision) that is worth paying attention to instead of just fixing and moving on from.

Call me crazy but I’m going to keep an ear open for answers on that one. Lord knows I won’t be able to see them…

XO – Bailee

September 22, 2026