Spare some change for Guide Dogs for the Terminally Stupid…
Eyes are great aren’t they? They allow you to see a sunset, enjoy a film, gaze upon your loved ones and all sorts. But you know what they are best at? Helping you see where you are going, they’re just brilliant at that.
But there is a growing problem with people’s eye usage. I work in London (but don’t live there thankfully) and am seeing people every day who haven’t read their eye user manual. You see the problem is that they expect their eyes to multi-task.
But eyes don’t multi-task. So if you are walking down a busy street, you need your eyes for their primary function, watching where you are going. Not reading “Heal yourself through Macrame” and not watching the latest episode of “Z list celebs prostitute themselves for 5 seconds of attention”.
If you don’t use them to watch where you are going, you will bump into someone. This is London after all not the beach in Goa. And maybe that someone won’t be me (who being very British will just tut under their breath) but someone who will give you a good slapping.
So if you must catch up on gossip or finish that Richard and Judy recommended novel (US readers think Oprah’s bookclub), for heaven’s sake get up early and do it at home. Use your eyes for what they are meant for and make everyone’s journey to work more pleasant.
