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第12章 生命本身就是最美的希望 12（第1页）

第12章生命本身就是最美的希望（12）

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IstartfrommyhomeilesuburbofForestHills，LongIsland.Here，surroundedbygreenlawns，trees，andflowers，arelehouses，happywiththevoientsofwivesand，havensofpeacefulrestformenwhotoiliy.IdriveacrossthelacystructureofsteelwhistheEastRiver，aaartlingvisionofthepenuityofthemindofman.Busyboastsdscurryabouttheriverracyspeedboat，sts.IfIhadlongdaysofsightahead，Ishouldspendmagthedelightfulactivityupontheriver.

Ilookahead，andbeforemerisethefantastictowersofNewYork，acitythatseemstohavesteppedfromthepagesofafairystory.iringsight，theseglitterihesevastbanksofstouressuchasthegodsmightbuildforthemselves!Thisaureisapartofthelivesofmillionsofpeopleeveryday.Howmany，Iwiveitsomuchasasece?Veryfew，Ifear.Theireyesareblindtothismagbecauseitissofamiliartothem.

Ihurrytothetopofohosegiganticstructures，theEmpireStateBuilding，forthere，asho，I"saw"thecitybelhtheeyesofmysecretary.Iamanxioustoyfancywithreality.IamsureIshouldnotbedisappoihepanoramaspreadoutbeforeme，fortomeitwouldbeavisionofanotherworld.

NowIbeginmyrouy.First，Istandatabusyerelylookiryingbysightofthemtouahingoftheirlive.Iseesmiles，andIamhappy.Iseeseriousdetermination，andIamproud，Iseesuffering，andIampassionate.

IstrolldownFifthAvehrowmyeyesoutoffocus，sothatIseenoparticularobjelyaseethingkaleidoscopeofthattheen'sdressesmovinginathrongmustbeageousspectacleofwhichIshouldperhapsifIhadsightIshouldbelikemostotherwomeedihedividualdressestogivemutiontothesplendorofthemass.AndIamced，too，thatIshouldbeeaewindowshopper，foritmustbeadelighttotheeyetoviewthemyriadarticlesofbeautyondisplay.

FromFifthAveourofthecity—toParkAveheslums，tofactories，toparkswhereplay.Itakeastay-at-hometripabroadbyvisitingthefnquarters.AlwaysmyeyesareopehesightsofbothhappinessahatImayprobedeepandaddtofhowpeopleworkandlive.Myheartisfulloftheimagesofpeopleandthings.Myeyepasseslightlyletrifle;itstrivestotoudholdcloselyeagitsgazerestsuposarepleasant，fillihhappisomearemiserablypathetic.TotheselatterIdonotshutmyeyes，forthey，too，arepartoflife.Toclosetheeyeooclosetheheartandmind.

MythirddayofsightisdraerhapstherearemanyseriouspursuitstowhichIshoulddevotethefewremaininghours，butIamafraidthatohatlastdayIshouldagainrunawaytothetheater，toahilariouslyfunnyplay，sothatImightappreciatetheovertonesofedyinthehumanspirit.

Atmidnightmytemporaryrespitefromblindnessermawouldeagain.NaturallyihreeshortdaysIshouldnothaveseenallIwaosee.OnlywhendarknesshadagaindeseshouldIrealizehowmuchIhadleftumymindwouldbesocrowdedwithgloriousmemoriesthatIshouldhavelittletimefrets.Thereafterthetouchofeveryobjectwlowingmemoryofhowthatobjectlooked.

&hisshortoutlineofhowIshouldspendthreedaysofsightdoesheprogramyouwouldsetforyourselfifyoukyouwereabouttobestrid.Iam，however，surethatifyouactuallyfacedthatfateyoureyeswouldopentothingsyouhadneverseeupmemnightahead.Youwoulduseyoureyesasneverbefyousawwouldbeedeartoyou.Youreyeswouldtoudembraceeveryobjectthatcamewithinyeofvisiolast，youwouldreallysee，andanewworldofbeautywouldopenitselfbeforeyou.