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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
