第8部分(第2/7 页)

　longing　to　see　all　these　�how　much　more　beauty　must　be　revealed　by　�those　who　have　eyes　apparently　see　�perhaps�to　appreciate　little　that　which　we　have　and　to　long　for　that　which　we　have　not�but　it　is　a　great　pity　that　in　the　world　of　light　the　gift　of　sight　is　used　only　as　a　mere　conveniences　rather　than　as　a　means　of　adding　fullness　to　life。　电子书　分享网站

假如给我三天光明（8）

If　I　were　the　president　of　a　university　I　should　establish　a　pulsory　course　in　“How　to　Use　Your　Eyes”。The　professor　would　try　to　show　his　pupils　how　they　could　add　joy　to　their　lives　by　really　seeing　what　passes　unnoticed　before

Perhaps　I　can　best　illustrate　by　imagining　what　I　should　most　like　to　see　if　I　were　given　the　use　of　my　eyes�say�for　just　three　�suppose　you�too�set　your　mind　to　work　on　the　problem　of　how　you　would　use　your　own　eyes　if　you　had　only　three　more　days　to　�ing　darkness　of　the　third　night　you　knew　that　the　sun　would　never　rise　for　you　again�how　would　you　spend　those　three　precious　intervening　days？　What　would　you　most　want　to　let　your　gaze　rest　upon？

I�naturally�should　want　most　to　see　the　things　which　have　bee　dear　to　me　through　my　years　of　�too�would　want　to　let　your　eyes　rest　on　the　things　that　have　bee　dear　to　you　so　that　you　could　take　the　memory　of　them　with　you　into　the　night　that　loomed　before　you。

If�by　some　miracle�I　were　granted　three　seeing　days�to　be　followed　by　a　relapse　into　darkness�I　should　divide　the　period　into　three　parts。

The　First　Day

On　the　first　day�I　should　want　to　see　the　people　whose　kindness　and　gentleness　and　panionship　have　made　my　life　worth　��who　came　to　me　when　I　was　a　child　and　opened　the　outer　world　to　�so　that　I　could　cherish　it　in　my　memory�but　to　study　that　face　and　find　in　it　the　living　evidence　of　the