Die verskil tussen \u2019n blinde persoon en \u2019n gas wat in stikdonker probeer eet, is dat die een niemand kan sien nie, maar die ander een w\u00e9\u00e9t dat niemand hom kan sien nie . . . dit maak dus nie saak h\u00f3\u00e9, met tong of vingers, die bakkie kaassous leeg kom nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sowat 120 Weskussers het Saterdag 25 November die geleentheid gehad om vir twee uur in stikdonkerte gehul te word om die leefw\u00eareld van \u2019n blinde eerstehands te ervaar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Langebaner Magda van der Linde het spesiaal vir al haar hartsmense di\u00e9 \u201cDinner in the Dark\u201d gere\u00ebl. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit is aangebied deur die w\u00eareldbekende avonturier Hein Wagner, \u2019n blinde man met uitsonderlike \u201cvisie\u201d. Hy re\u00ebl uitsluitlik di\u00e9 \u201cstikdonkeraandetes\u201d vir korporatiewe funksies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gaste is Saterdagaand in die Athene-konferensiesaal by Mykonos tafel vir tafel, met die hand op die persoon voor jou se skouer, na hul sitplekke gelei. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Snaaks hoe mense skielik kort-kort aan mekaar se skouers of arms moet raak om in die donkerte nie heeltemal afgesluit te voel nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hoewel \u2019n mens kon hoor en ruik, kon jy nie eens \u2019n hand voor jou sien nie. Die bottels wyn was die eerste ding wat almal raakgevat het, maar om die wyn in die glase te skink was iets anders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eers moes jy die glas en die bottel bymekaar kry. Dan moes jy met die regterhand voel waar die bottel se opening is en dat dit wel oor die glas is, voordat jy jou linkerwysvinger in die glas druk. Di\u00e9 vinger moet meet hoeveel wyn inloop, indien enige.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die volgende uitdaging is om die \u201cvol\u201d glas wyn vir jou metgesel aan te gee. Jy moet eers haar skouer, arm en dan hand in die donkerte vind, dit op die glas sit sodat sy dit kan vat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dan moet jy hoor dat jy uit oorversigtigheid, net een slukkie ingeskink het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Om te weet w\u00e1\u00e1r jou glas is, is die volgende prioriteit. Of jy hou dit heeltyd vas \u00f3f jy skuif dit styf teenaan die pampoen op die tafel, want anders moet jy die glas soek en die kans om dit dan om te stamp is baie goed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Met die kouevleisvoorgereg het die meeste gaste die eetgerei gou laat vaar en met die hand ge\u00ebet \u2013\u2019n smaakontploffing net omdat jy nie weet wat jy in jou mond sit, totdat jy dit proe nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die hoofgereg het ander moeilikheid gebring, want om kapokaartappels met die hand te probeer eet, al kan niemand jou sien nie, werk net nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die meeste gaste het eers gevoel waar die hoender, die aartappels, die ertjies en die slaai was. Dan is die bord so mik-mik benader met vingers wat hier en daar maar moet help. Die bakkie kaassous is sommer oor alles omgekeer \u2013 slaai met kaassous proe nie te sleg nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tussendeur staan \u2019n woordvoerder van elke tafel op en deel hul ervaring. Dit maak jou ongetwyfeld nederig om te besef hoe gelukkig jy is om al jou sintuie te kan gebruik, hoe die blinde kelners en kelnerinne almal verstom met hul spoed tussen die tafels deur, hoe professioneel hulle is en dan ook hoe mooi die blinde Ibrahim Claassen sing en kitaar speel. Dit gebeur steeds alles in die donker. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Niemand s\u00ea egter iets oor die ongelooflike spoed waarteen \u2019n mens eet en drink in die donker nie. Seker senuwees, besluit ons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wagner het die gaste spitsvondig aan die skater gehou en die donker word later aanvaarbaar. En net soos Wagner vooraf \u201cgewaarsku\u201d het, word die introverte al luider en die ekstroverte nog meer luidkeels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Almal is dit eens dat dit \u2019n een-keer-in-\u2019n-leeftyd-ervaring is, wat \u2019n mens vir altyd met meer respek na enige blinde of gesiggestremde mens sal laat kyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Want toe die ligte aangeskakel word, was daar tot van die uitgelese gaste se verleentheid, \u00f3f vermaak, groot klompe kos al langs die plek waar hul borde gestaan het. Die kos is in die donker oor die bord se rand gestoot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die heerlike kaaskoek vir nagereg is in die skielik heeltemal te skerp lig ge\u00ebet en iewers, diep binne, het \u2019n mens gewens dat die vreemde misterieuse ondervinding nog net so bietjie langer kon aanhou. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grotendeels ook oor Wagner se onbeskryflike inspirerende persoonlikheid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Die verskil tussen \u2019n blinde persoon en \u2019n gas wat in stikdonker probeer eet, is dat die een niemand kan sien nie, maar die ander een w\u00e9\u00e9t dat niemand hom kan sien nie . . . dit maak dus nie saak h\u00f3\u00e9, met tong of vingers, die bakkie kaassous leeg 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