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假如给我三天光明 three day t ee（第1页）

海伦·凯勒

HelenKeller

Allofushavereadthrillingstoriesinwhichtheherohadonlyalimitedandsecifiedtimetolive。Sometimesitwasaslongasayear;sometimesasshortastwenty-fourhours。Butalwayswewereinterestedindiscoveringjusthowthedoomedmanchosetosendhislastdaysorhislasthours。Iseak，ofcourse，offreemenwhohaveachoice，notcondemnedcriminalswhoseshereofactivitiesisstrictlydelimited。

Suchstoriessetusthinking，wonderingwhatweshoulddoundersimilarcircumstances。Whatevents，whatexeriences，whatassociationsshouldwecrowdintothoselasthoursasmortalbeings?Whathainessshouldwefindinreviewingtheast，whatregrets?

SometimesIhavethoughtitwouldbeanexcellentruletoliveeachdayasifweshoulddietomorrow。Suchanattitudewouldemhasizesharlythevaluesoflife。Weshouldliveeachdaywithgentleness，avigor，andakeennessofareciationwhichareoftenlostwhentimestretchesbeforeusintheconstantanoramaofmoredaysandmonthsandyearstocome。Therearethose，ofcourse，whowouldadottheEicureanmottoof

"Eat，drink，andbemerry，

"butmosteolewouldbechastenedbythecertaintyofimendingdeath。

Instoriesthedoomedheroisusuallysavedatthelastminutebysomestrokeoffortune，butalmostalwayshissenseofvaluesischanged。Hebecomesmoreareciativeofthemeaningoflifeanditsermanentsiritualvalues。Ithasoftenbeennotedthatthosewholive，orhavelived，intheshadowofdeathbringamellowsweetnesstoeverythingtheydo。

Mostofus，however，takelifeforgranted。Weknowthatonedaywemustdie，butusuallyweicturethatdayasfarinthefuture。Whenweareinbuoyanthealth，deathisallbutunimaginable。Weseldomthinkofit。Thedaysstretchoutinanendlessvista。Sowegoaboutourettytasks，hardlyawareofourlistlessattitudetowardlife。

Thesamelethargy，Iamafraid，characterizestheuseofallourfacultiesandsenses。Onlythedeafareciatehearing，onlytheblindrealizethemanifoldblessingsthatlieinsight。Particularlydoesthisobservationalytothosewhohavelostsightandhearinginadultlife。Butthosewhohaveneversufferedimairmentofsightorhearingseldommakethefullestuseoftheseblessedfaculties。Theireyesandearstakeinallsightsandsoundshazily，withoutconcentrationandwithlittleareciation。Itisthesameoldstoryofnotbeinggratefulforwhatwehaveuntilweloseit，ofnotbeingconsciousofhealthuntilweareill。

Ihaveoftenthoughtitwouldbeablessingifeachhumanbeingwerestrickenblindanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeduringhisearlyadultlife。

Darknesswouldmakehimmoreareciativeofsight;silencewouldteachhimthejoysofsound。

NowandthenIhavetestedmyseeingfriendstodiscoverwhattheysee。

RecentlyIwasvisitedbyaverygoodfriendwhohadjustreturnedfromalongwalkinthewoods，andIaskedherwhatshehadobserved…

"Nothinginarticular

"sherelied。ImighthavebeenincreduloushadInotbeenaccustomedtosuchreoses，forlongagoIbecameconvincedthattheseeingseelittle。

Howwasitossible，Iaskedmyself，towalkforanhourthroughthewoodsandseenothingworthyofnote?Iwhocannotseefindhundredsofthingstointerestmethroughmeretouch。Ifeelthedelicatesymmetryofaleaf。Iassmyhandslovinglyaboutthesmoothskinofasilverbirch，ortherough，shaggybarkofaine。InthesringItouchthebranchesoftreeshoefullyinsearchofabudthefirstsignofawakeningnatureafterherwintersslee。Ifeelthedelightful，velvetytextureofaflower，anddiscoveritsremarkableconvolutions;andsomethingofthemiracleofNatureisrevealedtome。Occasionally，ifIamveryfortunate，Ilacemyhandgentlyonasmalltreeandfeelthehayquiverofabirdinfullsong。Iamdelightedtohavethecoolwatersofabrookrushthoughtmyoenfinger。TomealushcaretofineneedlesorsongygrassismorewelcomethanthemostluxuriousPersianrug。Tometheageantofseasonsisathrillingandunendingdrama，theactionofwhichstreamsthroughmyfingertis。

Attimesmyheartcriesoutwithlongingtoseeallthesethings。IfIcangetsomuchleasurefrommeretouch，howmuchmorebeautymustberevealedbysight。Yet，thosewhohaveeyesaarentlyseelittle。Theanoramaofcolorandactionwhichfillstheworldistakenforgranted。Itishuman，erhas，toareciatelittlethatwhichwehaveandtolongforthatwhichwehavenot，butitisagreatitythatintheworldoflightthegiftofsightisusedonlyasamereconveniencesratherthanasameansofaddingfullnesstolife。

IfIweretheresidentofauniversityIshouldestablishacomulsorycoursein

"HowtoUseYourEyes

"。Therofessorwouldtrytoshowhisuilshowtheycouldaddjoytotheirlivesbyreallyseeingwhatassesunnoticedbeforethem。Hewouldtrytoawaketheirdormantandsluggishfaculties。

PerhasIcanbestillustratebyimaginingwhatIshouldmostliketoseeifIweregiventheuseofmyeyes，say，forjustthreedays。AndwhileIamimagining，suoseyou，too，setyourmindtoworkontheroblemofhowyouwoulduseyourowneyesifyouhadonlythreemoredaystosee。Ifwiththeon-comingdarknessofthethirdnightyouknewthatthesunwouldneverriseforyouagain，howwouldyousendthosethreereciousinterveningdays?Whatwouldyoumostwanttoletyourgazerestuon?

I，naturally，shouldwantmosttoseethethingswhichhavebecomedeartomethroughmyyearsofdarkness。You，too，wouldwanttoletyoureyesrestonthethingsthathavebecomedeartoyousothatyoucouldtakethememoryofthemwithyouintothenightthatloomedbeforeyou。

If，bysomemiracle，Iweregrantedthreeseeingdays，tobefollowedbyarelaseintodarkness，Ishoulddividetheeriodintothreearts。

TheFirstDay

Onthefirstday，Ishouldwanttoseetheeolewhosekindnessandgentlenessandcomanionshihavemademylifeworthliving。FirstIshouldliketogazelonguonthefaceofmydearteacher，Mrs。AnneSullivanMacy，whocametomewhenIwasachildandoenedtheouterworldtome。Ishouldwantnotmerelytoseetheoutlineofherface，sothatIcouldcherishitinmymemory，buttostudythatfaceandfindinitthelivingevidenceofthesymathetictendernessandatiencewithwhichsheaccomlishedthedifficulttaskofmyeducation。Ishouldliketoseeinhereyesthatstrengthofcharacterwhichhasenabledhertostandfirminthefaceofdifficulties，andthatcomassionforallhumanitywhichshehasrevealedtomesooften。

Idonotknowwhatitistoseeintotheheartofafriendthroughthat

"windowofthesoul

"，theeye。Icanonly

"see

"throughmyfingertistheoutlineofaface。Icandetectlaughter，sorrow，andmanyotherobviousemotions。Iknowmyfriendsfromthefeeloftheirfaces。ButIcannotreallyicturetheirersonalitiesbytouch。Iknowtheirersonalities，ofcourse，throughothermeans，throughthethoughtstheyexresstome，throughwhateveroftheiractionsarerevealedtome。ButIamdeniedthatdeeerunderstandingofthemwhichIamsurewouldcomethroughsightofthem，throughwatchingtheirreactionstovariousexressedthoughtsandcircumstances，throughnotingtheimmediateandfleetingreactionsoftheireyesandcountenance。

FriendswhoareneartomeIknowwell，becausethroughthemonthsandyearstheyrevealthemselvestomeinalltheirhases;butofcasualfriendsIhaveonlyanincomleteimression，animressiongainedfromahandclas，fromsokenwordswhichItakefromtheirliswithmyfingertis，orwhichtheytaintothealmofmyhand。

Howmucheasier，howmuchmoresatisfyingitisforyouwhocanseetograsquicklytheessentialqualitiesofanotherersonbywatchingthesubtletiesofexression，thequiverofamuscle，theflutterofahand。Butdoesiteveroccurtoyoutouseyoursighttoseeintotheinnernatureofafriendoracquaintance?Donotmostofyouseeingeolegrascasuallytheoutwardfeaturesofafaceandletitgoatthat?

Forinstancecanyoudescribeaccuratelythefacesoffivegoodfriends?Someofyoucan，butmanycannot。Asanexeriment，Ihavequestionedhusbandsoflongstandingaboutthecoloroftheirwiveseyes，andoftentheyexressembarrassedconfusionandadmitthattheydonotknow。And，incidentally，itisachroniccomlaintofwivesthattheirhusbandsdonotnoticenewdresses，newhats，andchangesinhouseholdarrangements。

Theeyesofseeingersonssoonbecomeaccustomedtotheroutineoftheirsurroundings，andtheyactuallyseeonlythestartlingandsectacular。Buteveninviewingthemostsectacularsightstheeyesarelazy。Courtrecordsrevealeverydayhowinaccurately

"eyewitnesses

"see。Agiveneventwillbe

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