| It's so easy to take things for granted. Those of us | | | | casually with each other, sometimes we don't even |
| with all our senses. The sight of a beautiful sunrise, or | | | | make eye contact, instead focusing our attention on |
| the sound of the birds chirping on the morning. There | | | | what's on the TV or on our computer screens when |
| are those who will never know what these things are | | | | we're surfing the Internet. But when people speak to |
| like. Some of us do not really know how blessed we | | | | each other through sign language, they really do |
| are. The world of the deaf can be such a quiet one in | | | | connect. |
| so many ways. It's more than just not hearing sounds. | | | | American sign language is probably the most popular |
| It's never being able to hear a loved one say, "I love | | | | and widely used. It isn't hard to learn. Yes, it does take |
| you." This affects the heart more than it affects the | | | | a little bit of time, but anything worth while is going to |
| ears. | | | | take time. Besides, the satisfaction that you will feel |
| Sign language is by no means a substitute for hearing, | | | | once you have mastered the language, well, it's like |
| but it is a start...a way to communicate with others. | | | | nothing else you're ever going to experience. It's a kind |
| Sometimes I wonder what the bigger problem is with | | | | of good feeling inside that you're part of somebody's |
| being deaf, that you can't hear or that there are so | | | | world that you might not normally ever get to enter. |
| few people who take the time to learn sign language. | | | | The bond you will share is quite special. |
| It's not very hard to learn and quite honestly, it can | | | | In my signature, you will find a review of a great |
| make the difference between somebody feeling | | | | course that will teach you American sign language. It |
| excluded from this world and being a part of it. | | | | has been designed by masters of language arts and I |
| If you take the time to watch two people sign, you will | | | | think you will find it quite comprehensive and very easy |
| notice a connection between them that you don't | | | | to learn. |
| normally find between individuals. When we speak | | | | |