He keeps them closed, and the story ends brilliantly: “My eyes were still closed. I was at home. I knew it. But I didn't feel like I was inside anything. “It’s really something.” These lines summarize the most important theme concept of this story. Without a doubt, a big part of this story is learning to empathize and build relationships with those you don't know. Too often we make judgments and assumptions about people. We don't know what it's like to be like many of the people we judge, and when it comes to things like blindness or deafness, in particular, we struggle to understand where these people. However, in the end, the man is closer to this blind man than he could have been with any friend in his life before. For a few moments, even if it lasts less than a minute, the man is like the blind man. His eyes are closed, he draws, he feels, but more importantly, he understands. In this fleeting moment of intimate connection, he and the man become one. Their souls, their collective experiences are united by the sole strength of this little cathedral.