ナショナルジオグラフィックさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ナショナルジオグラフィックInstagram)「Photo by @brentstirton / I photographed these Indian schoolboys at a boarding school in West Bengal, India, as part of a story on the cure for blindness. They were sharing a dorm room in a school devoted to the blind. These particular boys live with a condition known as albinism, characterized by the absence of melanin. This congenital disorder is associated with various vision defects, and these boys were learning life skills that would allow them to thrive despite their condition. Their teachers told me they had only a tiny amount of vision. Just before I took this image, they were playing chess. While two played with their hands flying over the board with extraordinary sensitivity, the others were listening. That means they would have had to evolve the capacity to retain an entire game in their memories as well as strategize on moves going forward. This was one of the best examples I have seen of how the human body can compensate for impairment and a timely reminder that, given a chance, the blind can be amazing, valuable members of society. Check out Nat Geo's link in bio for more on this story.」10月23日 11時35分