If You Give Me Three Days of Light: The Best Collection of Helen Keller

Chapter 61 Appendix (5)
Perhaps this short outline of how I should spend three days of sight does not agree with the program you would set for yourself if you knew that you were about to be stricten blind. I am, however, sure that if you actually faced that fate your eyes would open to things you had never seen before, storing up memories for the long night ahead. You would use your eyes as never before. Everything you saw would become dear to you. Your eyes would touch and embrace every object that came within your range of vision. Then, at last, you would really see, and a new world of beauty would open itself before you.
I who am blind can give one hint to those who see—one admonition to those who would make full use of the gift of sight: Use your eyes as if tomorrow you would be stricten blind. And the same method can be applied to the other senses. Hear the music of voices, the song of a bird, the mighty strains of an orchestra, as if you would be stricten deaf tomorrow. Touch each object you want to touch as if tomorrow your tactile sense would fail. Smell the perfume of flowers, taste with relish each morsel, as if tomorrow you could never smell and taste again. Make the most of every sense: glory in all the facets of pleasure and beauty which the world reveals to you through the several means of contact which Nature provides . But of all the senses, I am sure that sight must be the most delightful.
Appendix [-]: After Reading "If You Give Me Three Days of Light"
In "If You Give Me Three Days of Light", the strong spirit of self-improvement conveyed by Helen Keller has moved countless young readers and aroused strong resonance among young people. Therefore, three excerpts are specially excerpted from this book. Excellent middle school students will share with you their mental journey after reading.

After reading one
Friends who have read the book "If You Give Me Three Days of Light" will be deeply moved by the author's strength, struggle, optimism and courage.If you don't know the author Helen Keller yet, let me introduce you.

Helen Keller was originally a healthy and lively little girl. When she was 19 months old, she became blind, deaf and aphasia due to a sudden illness. From then on, little Helen Keller became irritable, self-willed and lonely.Until she was seven years old, under the painstaking guidance of the 20-year-old teacher Sullivan, who was full of love and patience and was nearly blind at the time, she walked out of the darkness and loneliness, felt the mystery of language, and realized the magic of knowledge. .From then on, Helen Keller was thirsty for knowledge, and with her amazing perseverance, with the education and help of Teacher Sullivan, she completed four years of study at Harvard University with honors and became the first person in human history to receive a literature award. Bachelor's Blind Deaf.

"If you give me three days of light", Helen Keller will carefully look at her teacher Sullivan, relatives, friends, and the environment in which she lives; go hiking in the forest to indulge her eyes; Take a quick glimpse at the world's history and future, the wonders of human progress; witness the moving miracle of night turning into day at dawn; go to the theater or cinema for a perfect combination of colour, grace and movement; browse the awe-inspiring architecture of the city ; Strolling in the streets and parks, look at the kaleidoscope-like colorful scenes... "My eyes don't let go of a small thing easily, it strives to pay close attention to everything it sees." "After that, I touched every Every item, my memory will clearly reflect what that item looked like."

These three days were really a luxury for Helen Keller.And we have had more than 3000 days of light, let us reflect on whether we have made full use of this gifted facial features and limbs to feel the beauty of nature and the beauty of life? "Use your eyes as if tomorrow you would be blinded."

Indeed, we are so lucky, we have all the wonderful things - healthy body, good learning environment, excellent teachers... From now on, we must seize every minute and every second, don't let the time go to waste, don't wait until you lose it to understand Cherish, like Helen Keller, don't complain, don't give up, cherish what you have, study hard, face adversity with a smile, overcome difficulties with tenacious perseverance, and show the value of life with outstanding achievements!
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After reading the second
Recently, I read Helen Keller's autobiography "If You Give Me Three Days of Light", which touched me deeply.

"If You Give Me Three Days of Light" mainly tells the troubled life of the blind and deaf Helen Keller, as well as her mental journey.She only had nineteen months of light and sound in her life. With the help and care of Anne Sullivan and other teachers, and the support of relatives and friends, Helen overcame unimaginable difficulties and completed her studies at Harvard University. Achievement earned a bachelor's degree.She has always been committed to the cause of the disabled, raising funds everywhere to improve the living environment of the disabled and create educational opportunities for them.She has traveled around the world to cheer for the disabled.Eventually he became an outstanding philanthropist, speaker, and educator.

Her world is only lonely years without light, sound and words.But she longed for God to give her three days of light.

Day [-]: She gets to see through the "window of the soul" the kind, kind, and touching people who inspire me to live.

The next day: She will get up at dawn to see the moving miracle of night turning into day.

The third day: She wants to spend in the current daily life, and go to the places where people who are busy for life often go to experience their happiness, sadness, emotion and kindness.

A philosopher once said: "Braveness resides in the soul, not in a strong body." This is the true portrayal of Helen.With a strong heart, Helen finally rose up in the face of adversity.As a new generation of college students, they have good living and learning conditions, but they lack perseverance.Therefore, the biggest inspiration for me from this article is:
[-]. To treat difficulties correctly, everyone will encounter difficulties in his life.When encountering difficulties, don't be afraid to shrink back, but try to overcome them. The process of overcoming difficulties is also the process of self-improvement.

Two, do everything you can.A celebrity once said: "What is not easy? It is not easy to do what you should do every day. What is not easy? Not easy is to do everything the best." Yes, if It is indeed very difficult to do what is said above.It's easy to do one thing and stick to it for one day, and it's easy to stick to it for two days, but it's hard to do it every day.Because it requires not only perseverance, but also perseverance.And it's even harder to do everything the best you can.Because it requires not only the above two points, but also a good habit of doing things carefully and carefully.If we can do these two points, we can make progress and improve in the usual bits and pieces.

Third, we must have an optimistic and uplifting attitude.In the face of huge blows and difficulties, Helen does not complain, but faces with an optimistic attitude to gain confidence in herself.Optimism and a good attitude are one of the important factors for success.

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After reading the three
Goethe said: "Reading a good book is talking to a noble person." During the vacation, I read "If You Give Me Three Days of Light", one of the top ten masterpieces.It felt like having a long conversation with a peaceful, noble person.

The author of this book is Helen Keller, who was deaf in both ears and blind in both eyes because of illness since she was a child.When she was 6 years and 9 months old, teacher Anne Sullivan entered her life, and she seemed to see another ray of sunshine, which changed her life ever since.

When Helen first met Teacher Sullivan, she didn't like her, and once even locked Teacher Sullivan in the house, so that her father had to find a ladder to rescue the teacher.But later, under the enlightenment of Teacher Sullivan, she tried to learn to spell the word "cup", and gradually fell in love with Teacher Sullivan. After she learned many words, Teacher Sullivan would put some Books, and spelled the words into Helen's hands. Helen worked very hard and made rapid progress.But sometimes because of the eagerness to know the content of the book, I can't help but get angry with Mr. Sullivan, and Mr. Sullivan doesn't mind.With the help of Teacher Sullivan, Helen gradually fell in love with nature and all the living animals in the world.Finally, through unremitting efforts, Helen finally learned to speak.Teacher Sullivan stayed with her until she got married, and then said goodbye to Helen reluctantly.

Helen has achieved many achievements in her life, and in the eyes of ordinary people, it is also a miracle.For example, when Helen was 20 years old, she went to Harvard University, and when she grew up, she won the National Presidential Award... Every time Helen made a little progress, she felt encouraged and filled her heart with joy.

If Helen had been given three days of light, on the first day she would have called all her dear friends to her side, gazed long at their faces, engraved deeply in her heart the outward signs of their inner beauty, and looked at those books that people read.In the afternoon, he went on a hike in the forest, reveling in the infinite beauty of nature.

The next day, Helen wanted to see the moving miracle of turning darkness into day.Evenings are to be spent in the theater, whatever the plot may be, because I am eager to see every graceful movement, every funny gesture, and since I only have time for one scene, I can only watch the plot and watch Record it in your mind.

On the third day, she would go to the garden, to the slums, to the factory, to the playground where the children were playing, to enjoy the sunshine and happiness.

No matter how precious something is, how will it be when you have it?No matter how ordinary things are, you will feel a pity when you lose them. This book taught me to cherish life and understand self-improvement.We must learn from her spirit, cherish the opportunity, and work harder in the next semester of study!
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Appendix III The Life of Helen Keller

Born on June 1880, 6 in the town of Tuscumbia in northern Alabama, USA.

In January 1882, he became blind and deaf due to scarlet fever.

In March 1887, Anne Sullivan Macy became his teacher.

In June 1899, she was admitted to Radcliffe Women's College of Harvard University.

From 1902 to 1903, he wrote "My Life".

In June 1904, he successfully graduated from Harvard University.

From 1908 to 1913, he wrote Out of the Darkness.

In 1919, he was invited to Hollywood to star in the autobiographical film "Relief".

In 1924 he became the principal leader of the American Foundation for the Blind.

In 1929, he wrote "My Life Continued" (also translated as "The Second Half of My Life").

From 1931 to 1933, he received an honorary degree from Temple University.Visit France, Yugoslavia, England.

Teacher Anne Sullivan died on October 1936, 10.

From 1942 to 1952, he visited [-] countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.

In 1953, the documentary "The Unconquerable Man" about Keller's life and work was released in the United States.

In 1955, he wrote "Teacher's Story".

In 1959, the United Nations launched the "Helen Keller" World Movement.

In 1960, the American Foundation for the Overseas Blind issued the "Helen Keller" award.

Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964.

He died on June 1968, 6.

Appendix IV Helen Keller's Famous Quotes
1.As long as you face the sun, you will not see shadows.

2.Faith is the master of destiny.

3.The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they can only be felt by the heart.

4.Darkness will make people cherish light more, and silence will make people love sound more.

5.Use your eyes as if you will lose them tomorrow.

6.No matter what environment you are in, you must continue to work hard.

7.Love is intangible, but you can feel the sweetness she brings.

8.I try my best to acquire knowledge in the hope that I can use it in the future and contribute a little to society.

9.The greatest disaster in life lies not in the trauma of the past, but in giving up the future.

10.Death is just a relocation from this room to that room, but I may be different from others, because I can see things with my eyes in that new room.

11.As long as it is something that is really beneficial to society and I can do it, I will do my best.

12.So much happiness can be felt by mere touch, how much better should I find if I could see!

13.For in the long dark night of my life, the books I have read and what have been read to me have become a beacon of great light, revealing to me the deepest wellsprings of human life and the human spirit.

14.Live every day of your life as if it were your last.

15.I only look at what I have, not what I don't have.

16.My job is to practice, practice, and practice.Failure and fatigue often tripped me up, but the thought that just a little longer would allow my loved ones to see my progress gave me courage.

17.Cruel fate barred the entrance, and I would not willingly ask fate why it made such a tyrannical sentence, for my heart was untamed, still wild; but harsh words came to my mouth, and my tongue did not utter them, like The tears that have not yet fallen flow back into my heart.

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