For a sighted person, even a simple blindfold can severely compromise mobility, and elicit unexpected emotional struggles. Yet, the exercise can open interpretive avenues, foster solidarity, encourage communal trust and awaken spiritual evolution. When faced with adversity, a group can quickly develop a common purpose, which then enables individual empowerment.

The physical challenge of blindly navigating such treacherous mountain terrain on horseback merely highlights the often self-deceptive way we choose to perceive everyday obstacles.