假如给我三天光明（8）IfIwerethepresidentofauniversityIshouldestablishacompulsorycoursein“HowtoUseYourEyes”.Theprofessorwouldtrytoshowhispupilshowtheycouldaddjoytotheirlivesbyreallyseeingwhatpassesunnoticedbeforethem.Hewouldtrytoawaketheirdormantandsluggishfaculties.PerhapsIcanbestillustratebyimaginingwhatIshouldmostliketoseeifIweregiventheuseofmyeyes?say?forjustthreedays.AndwhileIamimagining?supposeyou?too?setyourmindtoworkontheproblemofhowyouwoulduseyourowneyesifyouhadonlythreemoredaystosee.Ifwiththeon?comingdarknessofthethirdnightyouknewthatthesunwouldneverriseforyouagain?howwouldyouspendthosethreepreciousinterveningdays?Whatwouldyoumostwanttoletyourgazerestupon?I?naturally?shouldwantmosttoseethethingswhichhavebecomedeartomethroughmyyearsofdarkness.You?too?wouldwanttoletyoureyesrestonthethingsthathavebecomedeartoyousothatyoucouldtakethememoryofthemwithyouintothenightthatloomedbeforeyou.If?bysomemiracle?Iweregrantedthreeseeingdays?tobefollowedbyarelapseintodarkness?Ishoulddividetheperiodintothreeparts.TheFirstDayOnthefirstday?Ishouldwanttoseethepeoplewhosekindnessandgentlenessandcompanionshiphavemademylifeworthliving.FirstIshouldliketogazelonguponthefaceofmydearteacher?Mrs.AnneSullivanMacy?whocametomewhenIwasachildandopenedtheouterworldtome.Ishouldwantnotmerelytoseetheoutlineofherface?sothatIcouldcherishitinmymemory?buttostudythatfaceandfindinitthelivingevidenceofthesympathetictendernessandpatiencewithwhichsheaccomplishedthedifficulttaskofmyeducation.Ishouldliketoseeinhereyesthatstrengthofcharacterwhichhasenabledhertostandfirminthefaceofdifficulties?andthatcompassionforallhumanitywhichshehasrevealedtomesooften.Idonotknowwhatitistoseeintotheheartofafriendthroughthat“windowofthesoul”?theeye.Icanonly“see”throughmyfingertipstheoutlineofaface.Icandetectlaughter?sorrow?andmanyotherobviousemotions.Iknowmyfriendsfromthefeeloftheirfaces.ButIcannotreallypicturetheirpersonalitiesbytouch.Iknowtheirpersonalities?ofcourse?throughothermeans,throughthethoughtstheyexpresstome?throughwhateveroftheiractionsarerevealedtome.ButIamdeniedthatdeeperunderstandingofthemwhichIamsurewouldcomethroughsightofthem?throughwatchingtheirreactionstovariousexpressedthoughtsandcircumstances?throughnotingtheimmediateandfleetingreactionsoftheireyesandcountenance.