Monday, June 16, 2008

Former Lord of the Robots

I remember as if it was yesterday, culture shock was the most painful feeling I had. I felt like an dagger went right through me. My hands was shaking and sweating, knees buckling, shoelace getting loose. My heart thumped like crazy, my eyes wide open and mouth dropped down low.
In front of me was a good friend sitting on a desk in a classroom. He was crying and his hands was on his face, elbows resting on the desktop. His favorite hat was laying on the floor. I saw his recently shaved head with those terrible hospital staples. The most damaging thing I noticed was that big cut on skin around the ear. My friend got out of the hospital. He just had an Cochlear Implant surgery. It was around 1990 when i was 14.
I stood there for like hours but only minutes, body still shaking, knowing I was next in line. Imagine how I felt that day and the days after I got that dreadful CI operation. To this day i will never forget I saw my friend's soul get ripped out. Yes, I got mine ripped out too.
Oralists tend to scorn, give pity, and often mocks. Protect my lost history and culture I must. Through violence and hate is not what I want to go, yet I must let the world see the ugly truth from the dark side of oralism way of thinking. Let the history begin for we shall tell the earth that Deaf people are here to STAY! (deaf)