Playing photographer #3 Glasses" / My signature or means of Identification".

destinedhanik - 4 days ago

Hi members of world of xpilar, greetings from me, @destinedhanik to you all. I'm glad to be participating in this contest by @adeljose on glasses. I hope you get entertained and learn from me.

Glasses, whether sun glasses, lenses, sport glasses wasn't really common when I was a child. There was this perception especially about lenses or correcting glasses that those who wore it must be very intelligent or very rich. I grew up with this perception and in a way it affected me. I'll explain how.

Do you know that some of us even envied those people wearing glasses but I didn't know I'll one day wear it. I envied then but I never planned to wear it in my life. Glasses are unique because it comes in different designs so one has to go for what fits one.

I started having issues with my eyes when I was in grade 4. I was about 9 years old then but I don't know if It was due to intimidation or fear, I never infirmed my parents. I used to manage my eyes and strain my eyes and I managed it all through my high school. I can remember always being punished in school in some subjects because I wasn't copying from the board right, but I couldn't open my mouth to tell my teachers or even parents I couldn't see the board. Even my grades suffered in school due to this.

Then I got admission to do diploma in law and then my father took me to this optician I would say was not really a professional and he tested me and prescribed some glasses but it didn't help matters. I think it was fake. I later on got admission again to study my course in school which was for four years and that's when I made it clear to my parents for the first time how serious the issue was and I was taken to a general hospital where I was given lenses and I have worn lenses since then for years now.

I change my lense from time to time but it's unfortunate I wear it almost all the time. I would have loved to have a time when I don't wear it. Since lense is my signature or means of identification to some people, I use fanciful ones, ones I know fit my face. It's quite unfortunate that some people do not recognize me without my lenses.

One of my oldest lenses. Though it has expired but I have refused to stop wearing it cos I love it.

One of my most favorite glasses, still meditated.

I use different glasses on different days, so I choosed to use this today.

I now envy those without glasses cos I believe they are free. I still believe one day, I will do without glasses. Thank you for reading my story.