英语翻译IlostmysightwhenIwasfouryearsoldbyfallingoffaboxcarinafreightyardinAtlanticCityandlandingonmyhead.NowIamthirtytwo.Icanvaguelyrememberthebrightnessofsunshineandwhatcolorredis.Itwouldbewonderful
英语翻译
IlostmysightwhenIwasfouryearsoldbyfallingoffaboxcarinafreight
yardinAtlanticCityandlandingonmyhead.NowIamthirtytwo.Icanvaguely
rememberthebrightnessofsunshineandwhatcolorredis.Itwouldbewonderful
toseeagain,butacalamitycandostrangethingstopeople.Itoccurredtome
theotherdaythatImightnothavecometolovelifeasIdoifIhadn'tbeen
blind.Ibelieveinlifenow.IamnotsosurethatIwouldhavebelievedinit
sodeeply,otherwise.Idon'tmeanthatIwouldprefertogowithoutmyeyes.I
simplymeanthatthelossofthemmademeappreciatethemorewhatIhad
left.
Life,Ibelieve,asksacontinuousseriesofadjustmentstoreality.The
morereadilyapersonisabletomaketheseadjustments,themoremeaningfulhis
ownprivateworldbecomes.Theadjustmentisnevereasy.Iwasbewilderedand
afraid.ButIwaslucky.Myparentsandmyteacherssawsomethinginme--a
potentialtolive,youmightcallit--whichIdidn'tsee,andtheymademewant
tofightitoutwithblindness.
ThehardestlessonIhadtolearnwastobelieveinmyself.Thatwasbasic.
IfIhadn'tbeenabletodothat,Iwouldhavecollapsedandbecomeachair
rockeronthefrontporchfortherestofmylife.WhenIsaybeliefinmyselfI
amnottalkingaboutsimplythekindofselfconfidencethathelpsmedownan
unfamiliarstaircasealone.Thatispartofit.ButImeansomethingbiggerthan
that:anassurancethatIam,despiteimperfections,areal,positiveperson;
thatsomewhereinthesweeping,intricatepatternofpeoplethereisaspecial
placewhereIcanmakemyselffit.
Ittookmeyearstodiscoverandstrengthenthisassurance.Ithadtostart
withthemostelementarythings.Onceamangavemeanindoorbaseball.I
thoughthewasmockingmeandIwashurt."Ican'tusethis."Isaid."Takeit
withyou,"heurgedme,"androllitaround."Thewordsstuckinmyhead."Roll
itaround!"ByrollingtheballIcouldhearwhereitwent.Thisgavemeanidea
howtoachieveagoalIhadthoughtimpossible:playingbaseball.At