Everyone is equal and you don't need to physically see to “see” things. You can live your whole life without actually “seeing” the true meaning of anything. You can also spend your whole life thinking that you are better than someone else, but in reality, when all is said and done and you have left this earth, all that will remain is people's memory of you. Will they say “he/she never really saw the true meaning of life” or will they say “he/she lived life to the fullest and considered everyone equal”? That being said, let this stay with you "With eyes still closed, the narrator says 'the drawing is really something'." Will you be able to see without physically seeing