A life lived in darkness breaks through the limited spheres society puts it into to shine with lambent experience, exemplary courage, and a heart that sees the world in all its realities and truths. Blindness could not stop Peter Altschul from becoming a complete human being. Being human was enough for him to never put his blindness in the way to life and love. His memoirs and writing reflect all these and they are things everyone, blind or with eyesight, will greatly admire.