假如给我三天光明（14）Atmidnightmytemporaryrespitefromblindnesswouldcease?andpermanentnightwouldcloseinonmeagain.NaturallyinthosethreeshortdaysIshouldnothaveseenlywhendarknesshadagaindescendeduponmeshouldIrealizehowmuchIhadleftunseen.ButmymindwouldbesocrowdedwithgloriousmemoriesthatIshouldhavelittletimeforregrets.Thereafterthetouchofeveryobjectwouldbringaglowingmemoryofhowthatobjectlooked.PerhapsthisshortoutlineofhowIshouldspendthreedaysofsightdoesnotagreewiththeprogramyouwouldsetforyourselfifyouknewthatyouwereabouttobestrickenblind.Iam?however?surethatifyouactuallyfacedthatfateyoureyeswouldopentothingsyouhadneverseenbefore?storingupmemoriesforthelongnightahead.Youwoulduseyoureyesasneverbefore.Everythingyousawwouldbecomedeartoyou.Youreyeswouldtouchandembraceeveryobjectthatcamewithinyourrangeofvision.Then?atlast?youwouldreallysee?andanewworldofbeautywouldopenitselfbeforeyou.Iwhoamblindcangiveonehinttothosewhosee—oneadmonitiontothosewhowouldmakefulluseofthegiftofsight:Useyoureyesasiftomorrowyouwouldbestrickenblind.Andthesamemethodcanbeappliedtotheothersenses.Hearthemusicofvoices?thesongofabird?themightystrainsofanorchestra?asifyouwouldbestucheachobjectyouwanttotouchasiftomorrowyourtactilesensewouldfail.Smelltheperfumeofflowers?tastewithrelisheachmorsel?asiftomorrowyoucouldneversmellandtasteagain.Makethemostofeverysense:gloryinallthefacetsofpleasureandbeautywhichtheworldrevealstoyouthroughtheseveralmeansofcontactwhichNatureprovides.Butofallthesenses?Iamsurethatsightmustbethemostdelightful.