第9章 生命本身就是最美的希望 9（第1页）

第9章生命本身就是最美的希望（9）

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。