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假如给我三天光明 Three Days to See（第1页）

假如给我三天光明ThreeDaystoSee

海伦·凯勒HelenKeller

Allofushavereadthrillingstoriesinwhichtheherohadonlyalimitedaimetolive。Sometimesitwasasloimesasshortastwenty-fourhours。Butalereiedihowthedoomedmaospendhislastdaysorhislasthours。Ispeak，ofenwhohaveanedalswhosesphereofactivitiesisstrictlydelimited。

Suchstoriessetusthinkiweshoulddoundersimilarces。Whatevents，erieassosshouldwetothoselasthoursasms?inessshouldwefihepast，whatregrets?

&imesIhavethoughtitwouldbeaoliveeachdayasifweshoulddietomorrow。Suattitudewouldemphasizesharplythevaluesoflife。Weshouldliveeachdaywithgentleness，avigor，andakeennessofapprewhichareofteretchesbeforeusipanoramaofmoredaysandmonthsaoe。Therearethose，ofcourse，whottheEpimottoof"Eat，drink，a;butmostpeoplewouldbeedbythetyofimpeh。

Ihedoomedheroisusuallysavedatthelastminutebysomestrokeoffortualmostalwayshissenseofvaluesisged。Hebeoreappreeanispermaualvalues。Ithasoftehatthosewholive，orhavelived，intheshadowofdeathbringamellowsweethingtheydo。

Mostofus，however，takelifefrahatodie，butusuallywepicturethatdayasfariure。Whenweareinbuoyah，deathisallbutunimagihinkofit。Thedaysstretaa。Sowegoaboutourpettytasks，hardlyawareofourlistlessattitudetowardlife。

&hargy，Iamafraid，characterizestheuseofallourfadsehedeafappreciatehearing，onlytheblihemahatlieinsight。Particularlydoesthisobservationapplytothosewhohavelostsightandhearinginadultlife。Butthosewhohaveneversufferedimpairmentofsightseldommakethefullestuseoftheseblessedfaculties。Theireyesaakeinallsightsandsoundshazily，withouttrationandwithlittleappre。Itisthesameoldstoryofefulforwhatwehaveu，ofnotbeingsciousofhealthuntilweareill。

Ihaveoftenthoughtitwouldbeablessingifeabeiridanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeduringhisearlyadultlife。

Darknesswouldmakehimmoreappreciativeofsight;sileeachhimthejoysofsound。

Nowandtheedmyseeiodiscoverwhattheysee。

&lyIwasvisitedbyaverygoodfriendwhohadjustreturnedfromalongwalkinthewoods，andIaskedherwhatshehadobserved…"Nothinginparticular"shereplied。ImighthavebeenincreduloushadIomedtosuchrepoIbeviheseeile。

Hoossible，Iaskedmyself，towalkfhthewoodsahingworthyofnote?Iwhootseefihingstoihroughmeretouch。Ifeelthedelicatesymmetryofaleaf。Ipassmyhandslovinglyaboutthesmoothskinofasilverbirch，h，shaggybarkofapihespringItouchthebrareeshopefullyinsearchofabudthefirstsigureafterherwinter'ssleep。Ifeelthedelightful，velvetytextureofaflower，asremarkablevolutions;ahingofthemiraatureisrevealedtome。Oally，ifIamveryfortunate，Ipladgentlyonasmalltreeahehappyquiverofabirdinfullsong。Iamdelightedtohavethecoolwatersofabrhtmyopeomealushcarpetofpineneedlesrassismorewelethaluxuri。Tomethepageantofseasonsisathrillingandunendingdrama，theaofwhichstreamsthroughmyfiips。

Attimesmyheartcriesoutwithlongihesethings。IfIuchpleasurefrommeretouorebeautymustberevealedbysight。Yet，thosewhohaveeyesapparele。Thepanoramaofdawhichfillstheworldistakenfraishumaoappreciatelittlethatwhichwehaveandtolongforthatwhichwehavenot，butitisagreatpitythatinthewhtthegiftofsightisusedonlyasamerecesratherthanasameansofaddiolife。

IfIwerethepresidentofauyIshouldestablishapulsory"HowtoUseYourEyes"。Theprofessorwouldtrytoshowhispupilshowtheycouldaddjoytotheirlivesbyreallyseeingassesunhem。Hewouldtrytoawaketheirdormantandsluggishfaculties。

PerhapsIbestillustratebyimaginingwhatIshouldmostliketoseeifIweregiventheuseofmyeyes，say，forjustthreedays。AndwhileIamimagining，supposeyou，too，setyourmindtoworkontheproblemofhowyouwoulduseyourowneyesifyouhadonlythreemoredaystosee。Ifwiththeon-ihethirdnightyoukhesunwouldneverrisefain，howwouldyouspehreepreterveningdays?Whatwouldyoumostwayazerestupon?

I，naturally，shouldwantmosttoseethethingswhichhavebeedearthmyyearsofdarkness。You，too，wouldwayoureyesrestohathavebeedeartoyousothatyoucouldtakethememoryofthemwithyouihatloomedbeforeyou。

If，bysomemiracle，Iweregrahreeseeingdays，tobefolloseintodarkness，Ishoulddividetheperiodis。

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Oday，Ishouldwahepeoplewhosekindnessalenessandpanionshiphavemademylifew。FirstIshouldliketogazelonguponthefaydearteacher，Mrs。AnneSullivanMaetomewhenIwasadopeerworldtome。Ishouldwaoseetheoutlineofherface，sothatIcouldcherishititostudythatfadinitthelivihesympathetiessahwhichsheaplishedthedifficulttaskofmyedu。Ishouldliketoseeirengthofcharacterwhiabledhertostandfirminthefaceofdifficulties，andthatpassionforallhumanitywhichshehasrevealedtomesooften。

Idonotknowwhatitistoseeiofafriendthroughthat"windowofthesoul"，theeye。Ily"see&quhmyfiheoutlineofafadetectlaughter，sorrow，andmanyotherobviousemotions。Iknowmyfriendsfromthefeeloftheirfaces。ButIotreallypicturetheirpersoouowtheirpersonalities，ofchothermeans，throughthethoughtstheyexpressthwhateveroftheirasarerevealedtome。ButIamdedeeperuandingofthemwhichIamsurewouldethroughsightofthem，throughwatgtheirreastovariousexpressedthoughtsandces，througheaiionsoftheireyesandce。

FriendswhoareomeIknowwell，beonthsaheyrevealthemselvestomeinalltheirphases;butofcasualfriendsIhaveonlyaeimpression，animpressiongainedfromahandspokenwordswhichItakefromtheirlipswithmyfiips，orwhichtheytapintothepalmofmyhand。

Howmucheasier，howmuchmoresatisfyingitisforyouwhoseetograspquicklytheessentialqualitiesofanotherpersonbywatgthesubtletiesofexpression，thequiverofamuscle，theflutterofahand。Butdoesiteveroccurtoyouthttoseeintotheiureofafriendoraostofyouseeingpeoplegraspcasuallytheoutwardfeaturesofafadletitgoatthat?

Forinstanyoudescribeaccuratelythefacesoffivegoodfriends?Someofyou，butmanyot。Asa，Ihavequestionedhusbandsoflongstandingaboutthecoloroftheirwives'eyes，aheyexpressembarrasseditthattheydonotknow。Aally，itisaplaiheirhusbandsdonotnotiewdresses，s，andhousehements。

Theeyesofseeingpersonssooomedtotheroutiheirsurroundings，auallyseeoliacular。Butevehemostspectacularsightstheeyesarelazy。Courtrecordsrevealeverydayhowi;eyewit;see。Agivewillbe"seen"inseveraldifferentwaysbyasmanywitnesses。Someseemorethafewseeeverythingthatiswithintheraheirvision。

Oh，thethingsthatIshouldseeifIhadthephtforjustthreedays!

&daywouldbeabusyone。Ishouldydearfriendsandlooklongintotheirfaces，imprintinguponmymiwardevidehebeautythatiswithinthem。Ishouldletmyeyesrest，too，onthefaceofababy，sothatIcouldcatchavisionoftheeager，iywhichprecedestheindividual'sessoftheflictswhichlifedevelops。

AndIshouldliketolookirustingeyesofmydogs—thegrave，ylittleScottie，Darkie，a，uaDaneHelga，whosewarm，tender，andplayfulfriendshipsarestome。

OnthatbusyfirstdayIshouldalsovielethingsofmyhome。Iwahewarmtherugsuhepithewalls，theiriflesthattransformahouseintohome。MyeyeswouldrestrespethebooksiypewhichIhaveread，buttheywouldbemerlyiheprintedbookswhigpeopleread，fthelongnightofmylifethebooksIhavereadandthosewhichhavebeeomehavebuiltthemselvesishininglighthtomethedeepestahehumanspirit。

Iernoonofthatfirstseeingday，Ishouldtakealongwalkinthewoodsandintoxicatemyeyesoiesoftheworlddesperatelytoabsorbihevastsplendorwhistantlyunfoldihosewhosee。OnthewayhomefrommywoodlandjauntmypathwouldlienearafarmsothatImightseethepatienthhinginthefield（perhapsIshouldseeonlyatradthesereofmenlivihesoil。AndIshouldprayfloryofacolorfulsu。

Whenduskhadfallen，IshouldexperiehedoubledelightofbeioseebyartificiallightwhiiusofmaoextendthepowerofhissightwhenNaturedecreesdarkness。