人生最艰难的一颗：学会相信自己
<p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="freight">freight</span> <span word="yard">yard</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="landing">landing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="head">head</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span>-<span word="two">two</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="vaguely">vaguely</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brightness">brightness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sunshine">sunshine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="calamity">calamity</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p>4岁那年在大西洋城，我从货场一辆火车上摔下来，头先着地，于是双目失明。现在我已经32岁了。我还模糊地记得阳光是多么灿烂，红色是多么鲜艳。能恢复视觉固然好，但灾难也能对人产生奇妙的作用。</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hadn">hadn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="blind">blind</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span>, <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="left">left</span>.</p><p>有一天我突然想到，倘若我不是盲人，我或许不会变得像现在这样热爱生活。现在我相信生活，但我不能肯定如果自己是明眼人，会不会像现在这样深深地相信生活。这并不意味着我宁愿成为盲人，而只是意味着失去视力使我更加珍惜自己其他的能力。</p><p><span word="Life">Life</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span>, <span word="asks">asks</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="continuous">continuous</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="adjustments">adjustments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="readily">readily</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="adjustments">adjustments</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="meaningful">meaningful</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="adjustment">adjustment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="bewildered">bewildered</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="me">me</span> —<span word="a">a</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="it">it</span> ——<span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="blindness">blindness</span>.</p>
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