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海倫·凱勒
HelenKeller
Allofushavereadthrillingstoriesinwhichtheherohadonlyalimitedandsecifiedtimetolive。Sometimesitwasaslongasayear;sometimesasshortastwenty-fourhours。Butalwayswewereinterestedindiscoveringjusthowthedoomedmanchosetosendhislastdaysorhislasthours。Iseak，ofcourse，offreemenwhohaveachoice，notcondemnedcriminalswhoseshereofactivitiesisstrictlydelimited。
Suchstoriessetusthinking，wonderingwhatweshoulddoundersimilarcircumstances。Whatevents，whatexeriences，whatassociationsshouldwecrowdintothoselasthoursasmortalbeings?Whathainessshouldwefindinreviewingtheast，whatregrets?
SometimesIhavethoughtitwouldbeanexcellentruletoliveeachdayasifweshoulddietomorrow。Suchanattitudewouldemhasizesharlythevaluesoflife。Weshouldliveeachdaywithgentleness，avigor，andakeennessofareciationwhichareoftenlostwhentimestretchesbeforeusintheconstantanoramaofmoredaysandmonthsandyearstocome。Therearethose，ofcourse，whowouldadottheEicureanmottoof
"Eat，drink，andbemerry，
"butmosteolewouldbechastenedbythecertaintyofimendingdeath。
Instoriesthedoomedheroisusuallysavedatthelastminutebysomestrokeoffortune，butalmostalwayshissenseofvaluesischanged。Hebecomesmoreareciativeofthemeaningoflifeanditsermanentsiritualvalues。Ithasoftenbeennotedthatthosewholive，orhavelived，intheshadowofdeathbringamellowsweetnesstoeverythingtheydo。
Mostofus，however，takelifeforgranted。Weknowthatonedaywemustdie，butusuallyweicturethatdayasfarinthefuture。Whenweareinbuoyanthealth，deathisallbutunimaginable。Weseldomthinkofit。Thedaysstretchoutinanendlessvista。Sowegoaboutourettytasks，hardlyawareofourlistlessattitudetowardlife。
Thesamelethargy，Iamafraid，characterizestheuseofallourfacultiesandsenses。Onlythedeafareciatehearing，onlytheblindrealizethemanifoldblessingsthatlieinsight。Particularlydoesthisobservationalytothosewhohavelostsightandhearinginadultlife。Butthosewhohaveneversufferedimairmentofsightorhearingseldommakethefullestuseoftheseblessedfaculties。Theireyesandearstakeinallsightsandsoundshazily，withoutconcentrationandwithlittleareciation。Itisthesameoldstoryofnotbeinggratefulforwhatwehaveuntilweloseit，ofnotbeingconsciousofhealthuntilweareill。
