My interpretation is that he's used to using his blindness and people's sympathies for it as a way of getting them to open up, so it was manipulative, but at the same time I don't think he was lying about wanting to be able to see again, if only for a moment.
Re: "i'd give anything to see the sky one more time"
My interpretation is that he's used to using his blindness and people's sympathies for it as a way of getting them to open up, so it was manipulative, but at the same time I don't think he was lying about wanting to be able to see again, if only for a moment.