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Blind Man Says
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James A. Home is blind but he is not handicapped. He is, in
his words, an amateur philosopher, historian, poet and world
analyst. He reads from 20 to 40 books per month. His pen name
is Flavius Totellus Antianinus and he is a very colorful man.
Home moves around in his dark environment with a great
deal of ease. He can do this, he said, because of facial vision.
"This is a blind man's way of telling how far away or close he is
to something," he said. It comes naturally but must be
developed. "You develop it as you go along."
Home reads braille but most of his reading is done by means
of talking books. "It's like a long playing record," he said.
"Someone reads to us and we have everything from Mickey
Spillane to the Bible."
His real love is ancient history. That's how he picked up his
pen name. His favorite people were the ancient Romans. The
name comes from three historical persons. Flavius was a
general who fought at the battle of Massada in Judea. Totellus
was governor of Judea in A.D. 62 and Antianinus was Marcus
Aurelius Antianinus, emperor of truth, Horne explained.
From studying such philosophers as Socrates, Plato and
Plutarch, he developed his philosophies. One of which is "Seek
ye first that which is intellectual and you will be able to enjoy
other things better." He uses as an example love and lust.
"Love is devoting one's heart & mind to another," he said
quite emphatically. "While lust is simply looking at the
flesh...looking with the eyes and not the mind."
Horne likens America's lifestyle to .that of the ancient
Romans. "Our government, from federal to local, has been
contaminated by the disease of lust." He cites the recent sex
scandals on capitol hill and the current alleged activities of the
local police department as supporting evidence.
"It's a serious problem," Horne warns. "Unless we change
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we are going to destroy ourselves use uie Romans aia. in uiai
day as in this one, pleasure is foremost in our minds." The
answer? "Go back to God."
Although this 34-year-old native of Winston-Salem is blind he
says it is not difficult to see what is really happening in the
world today. He claims to be a world analyst. "1 can analize and
interpret all world happenings," he claims rather assuredly.
"Take the Olympic games for example.
"The African nations pulled out. This means that the Third
World nations are going to buck. They're saying that they're
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worlds are coming to the forefront and there is going to be a
battle for these resources."
Home argues that some people are blind physically like
himself, but there are some who are blind mentally. "They are
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eye " In addition ?he says he really does'ffili WNH'W'WlIt Bit
world from a physical standpoint. >
"1 hear of the cruelty, hate, degradation and violence...Why
see it?"
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I am sixteen years of age
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about some other method of
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consider a hysterectomy since
you have had enough children
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