The former, I would think. A man can learn to remove his blinders and see clearly, but one who shuts his eyes of his own volition will never see at all.

[Whatever he wishes to be, hm? That's interesting. It makes Ginko curious exactly what manner of being he is--not the kind of guardian he's familiar with, he doesn't think. Not simply a mushi, either. Perhaps...a former guardian? After all, he'd said he was once many things. Or something else entirely, maybe. Some part of the natural order? He's brimming with curiosity, but he'll indulge it in time.]

Many would say that is an enviable state of being. What should I call whatever it is you wish to be right now, however?