It runs in the Blood.

My son, Michael applied for a job. He was very confident that he will pass all the requirements including his personal documents. He went through several interviews and physical examinations.The last day he went to the company to have his last physical examination,he went home frustrated because he failed the eyesight test. And there, he discovered that he is suffering of color blindness.
Actually, I wasn't surprise to know about the news. His case reminds me of my father who is also a colorblind, himself. So, to understand a bit more about the kind of his eye defect, I told my son to open the computer to make a research. And we came to know the following facts. That color blindness or color vision deficiency, as it is called, is the inability to distinguish colors or shades. It is a defect, in the retina or the nerves of the eyes. It's a non curable eye defect. Males are always the victim and their mother is always the carrier of the defective gene. Some types of color blindness is hereditary and some are not. In my son's case, I think that this is a hereditary type,since; my sister's son is also a color blind. So it is in my understanding that me and my younger sister are both carriers. After we finished researching, the next day I brought him to an ophthalmologist as advised by the company. The doctor gave him a certificate that says, he is physically fit to work but of the job that would not require color discrimination. And after that visit,we both confirmed that he is indeed a color blind. He went back again to the company to submit the certification and sorry to say, he was not hired because of his eye defect. So as not to discourage him, I explained to him that being color blind should not stop him of what he wants to be. Just be patient to apply for the jobs that doesn't required the use of colors so much. And I also told him that there's a lot more to thank for, on your life. Always count the blessings not the problems. And while I am typing this blog, Michael left this afternoon to get the schedule of his orientation for the new job he is applying for.