第10章 生命本身就是最美的希望 10（第1页）

第10章生命本身就是最美的希望（10）

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

Iernoonofthatfirstseeingday，Ishouldtakealongwalkinthewoodsandintoxicatemyeyesoiesoftheworlddesperatelytoabsorbihevastsplendorwhistantlyunfoldihosewhosee。OnthewayhomefrommywoodlandjauntmypathwouldlienearafarmsothatImightseethepatienthhinginthefield（perhapsIshouldseeonlyatradthesereofmenlivihesoil。AndIshouldprayfloryofacolorfulsu。

Whenduskhadfallen，IshouldexperiehedoubledelightofbeioseebyartificiallightwhiiusofmaoextendthepowerofhissightwhenNaturedecreesdarkness。

Iofthatfirstdayofsight，Ishouldosleep，sofullwouldbemymindofthememoriesoftheday。

TheSedDay

&day—theseddayofsight—Ishouldarisewiththedawhrillingmiraclebywhiightistraoday。Ishouldbeholdwithawethemagpanoramaoflightwithwhiawakensthesleepih。

ThisdayIshoulddevotetoahastyglimpseoftheresent。Ishouldwahepageantofman&#ress，thekaleidoscopeoftheages。Howupressedihroughthemuseums，ofcourse。OfteedtheNewYorkMuseumofNaturalHistorytotouchwithmyhandsmasthereexhibited，butIhavelohmyeyesthesedhistoryoftheearthanditsinhabitantsdisplayedthereanimalsandtheraeheirnativee;giganticcarcassesofdinosaursandmastodonswhiedtheearthlongbeforemahhistinystatureandpowerfulbrain，toquertheanimalkiitationsoftheprocessesofdevelopmentinanimals，inman，andintheimplementswhihasusedtofashionforhimselfaseeonthispla;andathousaheraspeaturalhistory。

Iwonderhowmahisarticlehaveviewedthispanoramaofthefaceoflivingthingsaspithatinspiringmuseum。Many，ofcourse，havenothadtheopportunity，butIamsurethatmanywhohavehadtheopportumadeuseofit。There，indeed，isaplacetouseyoureyes。Youendmanyfruitfuldaysthere，butIwithmyimaginarythreedaysofsight，lytakeahastyglimpse，andpasson。

&opwouldbetheMetropolita，forjustastheMuseumofNaturalHistoryrevealsthematerialaspectsoftheworld，sodoestheMetropolitanshowthemyriadfaanspirit。Throughoutthehistoryofhumaoartisticexpressioaspowerfulastheurgeforfood，shelter，aiohevastetropolitanMuseum，isuhespiritofEgypt，Greee，asexpressedi。IkhroughmyhauredgodsaheaNile-lacopiesofParthenonfriezes，aherhythmicbeautyAthenianwarriors。ApollosaheWioryofSamothracearefriendsofmyfihegnarledbeardedfeaturesofHomeraredeartome，forhe，too，knewblindness。

Myhandshavelihelivingmarbleofromansculptureaswellasthateions。Ihavepassedmyhaerigelo'sinspiringandheroicMoses;IhavesehepowerofRodin;Ihavebeehedevothicw。Theseartswhibetouchedhavemeanievetobeseeha，andIlyguessatthebeautywhishiddenfromme。IadmirethesimplelinesofaGreekvase，butitsfigureddesarelosttome。