假如给我三天光明（9）FriendswhoareneartomeIknowwell?becausethroughthemonthsandyearstheyrevealthemselvestomeinalltheirphases;butofcasualfriendsIhaveonlyanincompleteimpression?animpressiongainedfromahandclasp?fromspokenwordswhichItakefromtheirlipswithmyfingertips?orwhichtheytapintothepalmofmyhand.Howmucheasier?howmuchmoresatisfyingitisforyouwhocanseetograspquicklytheessentialqualitiesofanotherpersonbywatchingthesubtletiesofexpression?thequiverofamuscle?theflutterofahand.Butdoesiteveroccurtoyoutouseyoursighttoseeintotheinnernatureofafriendoracquaintance?Donotmostofyouseeingpeoplegraspcasuallytheoutwardfeaturesofafaceandletitgoatthat?Forinstancecanyoudescribeaccuratelythefacesoffivegoodfriends?someofyoucan?butmanycannot.Asanexperiment?Ihavequestionedhusbandsoflongstandingaboutthecoloroftheirwives'eyes?andoftentheyexpressembarrassedconfusionandadmitthattheydonotknow.And?incidentally?itisachroniccomplaintofwivesthattheirhusbandsdonotnoticenewdresses?newhats?andchangesinhouseholdarrangements.Theeyesofseeingpersonssoonbecomeaccustomedtotheroutineoftheirsurroundings?andtheyactuallyseeonlythestartlingandspectacular.Buteveninviewingthemostspectacularsighurtrecordsrevealeverydayhowinaccurately“eyewitnesses”see.Agiveneventwillbe“seen"inseveraldifferentwaysbyasmanywitnesses.Someseemorethanothers?butfewseeeverythingthatiswithintherangeoftheirvision.Oh?thethingsthatIshouldseeifIhadthepowerofsightforjustthreedays!Thefirstdaywouldbeabusyone.Ishouldcalltomeallmydearfriendsandlooklongintotheirfaces?imprintinguponmymindtheoutwardevidencesofthebeautythatiswithinthem.Ishouldletmyeyesrest?too?onthefaceofababy?sothatIcouldcatchavisionoftheeager?innocentbeautywhichprecedestheindividual'sconsciousnessoftheconflictswhichlifedevelops.AndIshouldliketolookintotheloyal?trustingeyesofmydogs—thegrave?cannylittleScottie?Darkie?andthestalwart?understandingGreatDaneHelga?whosewarm?tender?andplayfulfriendshipsaresocomfortingtome.OnthatbusyfirstdayIshouldalsoviewthesmallsimplethingsofmyhome.Iwanttoseethewarmcolorsintherugsundermyfeet?thepicturesonthewalls?theintimatetriflesthattransformahouseintohome.MyeyeswouldrestrespectfullyonthebooksinraisedtypewhichIhaveread?buttheywouldbemoreeagerlyinterestedintheprintedbookswhichseeingpeoplecanread?forduringthelongnightofmylifethebooksIhavereadandthosewhichhavebeenreadtomehavebuiltthemselvesintoagreatshininglighthouse?revealingtomethedeepestchannelsofhumanlifeandthehumanspirit.