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他说:“实在太神奇了!
实在太神奇了!
现在的科学已经可以为任何东西做手术了,想不到连这么脆弱的眼睛也可以!”
如果一个人经历了12次以上的手术,仍生活在黑暗中,恐怕他的精神早就崩溃了。
然而,塔斯顿说:“我可不愿意把这样的经历换成一些更开心的事情。”
正是这次特殊的经历教他学会了接受,教他懂得了,生活里的一切根本没有什么是他能力所不及的,也没有什么是他无法承受的。
他懂得了富尔顿所说的:“失明并不可怕,可怕的是你无法接受失明。”
有一次,因为我不愿认可一件不可避免的事情。
于是,便做了一件傻事——我反抗它,抱怨它。
结果一连几个夜晚,我都无法合眼,而且还使自己痛苦不堪。
经过一整年的自我虐待,我终于承认了这些不可改变的事实。
一年前,我就应该大声朗读惠特曼的诗句:
哦,去面对黑夜、暴风雨、饥饿、愚弄、意外和挫折吧!
就像树和动物一样。
&eBtonalwayssaid:"Icouldtakeanythingthatlifecouldforeexething:blindness.Ievere."
Thenoneday,whenhewasalonginhissixties,Tarkingtothethefloor.Thecolorswereblurred.He'tseethepatteroaspecialist.Helearruth:hewaslosinghissight.Oneeyewasnearlybliherwouldfollow.Thatwhichhefearedmosthad.
Andhtohis"worstofalldisasters?"Didhefeel:"Thisisit!
Thisistheendofmylife?"No,tohisamazemeegay.Heevenor.Floating"specks"aheywouldswimacrosshiseyesandcutoffhisvisiohelargestofthesespeacrosshissight,hewouldsay:"Hello!
There'sGrandfatheragain!
Wonderwherehe'sgoingonthisfinem!
"
Howcouldfateeverqueraspiritlikethat?Thea't.Whentotalblindarkingtonsaid:"IfoundIcouldtakethelossofmyeyesight,justasamahingelse.IfIlostallfiveofmysenses,IknowIcouldliveoninsidemymind.Foritisinthemindwesee,andinthemiherweknowitornot."
Ihiseyesight,Tarkingtonhadthmorethaionswithihloaesthetic!
Didherailagainstthis?Hekhadtobedone.Heknewhe'tescapeit,sotheonlywaytolessenhissufferingwastotakeitwithgrace.Herefusedaprivateroomatthehospitalaoaward,wherehecouldbewithotherpeoplewhohadtroubles,too.Hetriedtocheerthemup.Aosubmittorepeatedoperations—fullysciousofwhatwasbeiohiseyes—hetriedtorememberhowfortunatehewas."Howwonderful!
"hesaid."Howwohatsowhastheskilltooperateonanythieasthehuma;
Theaveragemanwouldhavebeenanervouswreckifhehadhadtoewelveoperationsaarkingtonsaid:"Iwouldhisexperienceforahappiero;Ittaughthimace.Ittaughthimthatnothinglifeghimwasbeyondhisstretaughthim,asJohnMilto"Itisobeblind,itisotobeabletoendurebli;
Ifwerailandkistitandgrowbitter,wewon'tgetheiwewillgeourselves.
Iooaiionasted.Iplayedthefainstit,aurnedmynightsintohellsofinsomnia.IbroughtupohingIdidn'twant.Finally,afterayearofself-torture,IhadtoacceptwhatIkheoutsetI'tpossiblyalter.
Ishouldhavecriedohitman:
Oh,tht,ster,ridicule,at,rebuffs,asthetreesandanimalsdo.
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