Man sees beyond his blindness

The Modesto Bee reports:

Mauricio Molina is losing his sight, but he has a vision for his future.

More than a decade ago, when hewas an award-winning letter carrier in San Jose, he pictured himself retiring from the U.S. Postal Service.

Now, the Modesto man sees himself as a history teacher — a career he said should not be hampered by his impending blindness.

A full-time student at California State University, Stanislaus, Molina is majoring in history and plans to apply for the school's teaching credential program this fall.

He spends days and evenings learning not just what he's taught in the classroom, but how to cope with his increasing visual limitations.

Read the inspirational story.