The Country of the Blind by H.G. Wells

A mountaineer discovers a hidden valley where the entire population has been blind for generations and adapted to a life without sight. When he tries to assert his superiority as a seeing man, he finds their society dismisses vision as a myth. As he falls in love with a local woman, he faces a choice that will test the value of perception and conformity. The story challenges assumptions about normalcy and difference. It’s a thought-provoking fable about adaptation, pride, and the limits of understanding.