Answer:
Basically, the quote is saying if someone has the ability to do something but chooses not to do it, then they are no better than someone who isn't able to it.
Explanation:
The quote uses reading as an example. One who sees and has the ability to read but chooses not to read is not better than a blind person or someone who doesn't know how to read.
Thesis: Your topic + aspect + your position on that aspect
Example:
Your topic = Homeless people
Aspect = Many homeless people in America
Your position = [your point]
(Your point as in wanting to help out the homeless, or what you can people can do to help, etc.)
So with this, your thesis could be something like:
"The Numbers of Homeless people in America is rising and I think that... [insert your point here]"
The meaning of this could be...
is to see things from a different perspective.
Or it could mean...
To have a basic view point of certain things, and to look at it as how it is and not to critically think further
A claim is C, the starting point of an argument.
