When I was eighteen，I couldn't wait to get my first job，which meant I made the first step toward adulthood．

But it was difficult to get a work permit．One day I was dropped off by my parents at the（41）___，where applicants took their physical tests for work permits．Although I had night blindness，my vision was clearer during the day，which helped me walk （42）___ by myself．Then the doctor began the （43）___．He looked into my eyes with a bright light．"I suggest your parents take you to an eye specialist，"he said，"I（44）___ you have a retinal（视网膜） disease．If you do，you'll never（45）___ a day in your life…"

My parents did take me to specialists．After much time and money spent seeking an（46）___ result，it was determined that I had an eye disease that slowly （47）___ a person of sight．But still，during daylight，I could walk without （48）___．I could read，but not for hours．My eyes began to （49）___ and words slipped off the page when I read more than a few pages．However，no matter how tired my eyes became，I never gave up reading．I knew the （50）___ of great writers as well as the most popular music stars．Their words were powerful，（51）___ encouraged me to try writing．Soon writing brought me a lot of （52）___ each time I completed a paper．

Then an important phone call from an editor changed my life．An article I（53）___ appeared in a local newspaper．The newspaper，to my（54）___，continued to print my work．Next，a book series published several of my essays．I got interested in writing and （55）___ up with each acceptance．On the pages，readers never knew of my blindness（56）___ I chose to present it．For me，finding my voice through writing gave me the pride and satisfaction I（57）___ so many years ago．Now，I have numerous essays and articles in（58）___．

Should I be thanking that misguided doctor？By falsely predicting that I could never work a day，he fueled my motivation into （59）___．He set the bar too （60）___ and focused on what I wouldn't be abl