TodayIhavereadHelenKeller’s“ThreeDaystoSee”.IhavereadthisarticleinthechineseteachingmaterialwhenIwasinhighschool.Thisarticleimpressedme.Ittoldmehowluckyweare.Weshouldaprrecaitethatwearehealthy.Healthinessisriches.SotodayIreadthisarticleagain.WheneverIreadthisarticle,comparewithHelenKeller,Ithinkweshouldtreasureourlife,godhasgivenussightsowecanseealotofgoodthings,sowecanknowhowbeautifulthisworldis,sowecanknowhowwonderfulwecanliveinourcolorefullife.

　　HelenKeller,blindanddeaffrominfancy.Strickenwithaseriousillnessattheageofnineteenmonths,Kellersurvivedfromtheillnessbutwasleftpermanentlyunabletoseeandhear.Inthisarticle,threedayofsight,wecansee,howpreciousitwasasforHelenKeller.Whatwouldyouwanttolookatifyouhadonlythreedaysofsight?Helengivesheranswerinthisfamousessay.Ialwaysthinkthatpeoplecanrealizetheimportanceofthesightandsoundonlyaftertheyhavepersonallyexpericencedthedarkandsilencelife.Darknesswouldmakehimmoreappreciativeofsight,silencewouldteachhimthejoysofsound.

　　ThisshortstorytellpeoplehowKellertakeadvantageofhavingtheprivilegestosee,hear,andspeak.Somepeople,unfortunately,areblind,deaf,andmute.Theseunfortunatepeopletakemoretimetoappreciatelifeandtheyarealwayswaitingforthemiraclealltheirlife.Theauthor,HelenKeller,isoneofsuchpersonwhoisblind,deaf,andmute.Shestronglybelievesthatpeople,whoarefortunatetohavesuchsenses,takelifeforgranted.Shealsostronglybelievesthesepeopleshouldliveinthefullest,meaning,accomplishlifeswhentheycandothistoday,donotleaveitfortomorrow.

　　Onecandieatanymoment,nomatterhowhealthyorinwhatphysicalshapeheis.Asforthis,Helencameacrossmanyinstances.Shehadaskedherfriendwhatshehadseenaftertakingawalkthroughthewoods,andherfriendreplied,“Nothinginparticular.”Herfriendgaveshethisanswer,becauseherfriendbecomeaccustomedtoseetheroutineoftheirsurroundings,andhereyesonlycanbeattractedbystartlingandspectacularthings.Ithinkifweonlyhavesightfor3dayswewillgiveanotheranswer.

　　IappreciateHellenKeller.Herlifeisamiracle,shestronlyfacethedifficultieswhichcandetroyone’smindofliving.Herlifeisatragedy,buttheworldinherheartisfulloflove.Herspiritwillencourageallofus,forever.