the world i live in-海倫·凱勒自傳(英文版)

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e　steps　of　time；　the　strokes　of　chance；　the

blows　of　death？　Men　have　not　heard　with　their　physical　sense　the　tumult

of　sweet　voices　above　the　hills　of　Judea　nor　seen　the　heavenly　vision；

but　millions　have　listened　to　that　spiritual　message　through　many　ages。

Our　blindness　changes　not　a　whit　the　course　of　inner　realities。　Of　us　it

is　as　true　as　it　is　of　the　seeing　that　the　most　beautiful　world　is

always　entered　through　the　imagination。　If　you　wish　to　be　something　that

you　are　not；……something　fine；　noble；　good；……you　shut　your　eyes；　and　for

one　dreamy　moment　you　are　that　which　you　long　to　be。

INWARD　VISIONS

IX

INWARD　VISIONS

ACCORDING　to　all　art；　all　nature；　all　coherent　human　thought；　we　know

that　order；　proportion；　form；　are　essential　elements　of　beauty。　Now

order；　proportion；　and　form；　are　palpable　to　the　touch。　But　beauty　and

rhythm　are　deeper　than　sense。　They　are　like　love　and　faith。　They　spring

out　of　a　spiritual　process　only　slightly　dependent　upon　sensations。

Order；　proportion；　form；　cannot　generate　in　the　mind　the　abstract　idea

of　beauty；　unless　there　is　already　a　soul　intelligence　to　breathe　life

into　the　elements。　Many　persons；　having　perfect　eyes；　are　blind　in

their　perceptions。　Many　persons；　having　perfect　ears；　are　emotionally

deaf。　Yet　these　are　the　very　ones　who　dare　to　set　limits　to　the　vision

of　those　who；　lacking　a　sense　or　two；　have　will；　soul；　passion；

imagination。　Faith　is　a　mockery　if　it　teaches　us　not　that　we　may

construct　a　world　unspeakably　more　plete　and　beautiful　than　the

material　world。　And　I；　too；　may　construct　my　better　world；　for　I　am　a

child　of　God；　an　inheritor