AmericanwriterMarkTwainsaid:"Therearetwo19th-centuriesoriginal,oneNapoleon,theotherisHelenKeller.Asforme,manypeoplementionher,butIneverhavethechancetoknowher.Inmymemory,sheisawomanwhocanseeklightinthedarkandbringittotheworld.Shemakessomeonewholoseshopebelievetheycanchangetheirownlivesbythemselves.
Lastmonth,IreadabookcalledIflightgivemethreedays,itdescribedhowtheheroine—HelenKellercomeoutofthedarknessandloneliness,evenifshelosthersightandlistening.WiththehelpofMissSullivanandherownastonishingstamina,shegraduatedfrominHarvardUniversityinexcellentresultsandbecamethefirstdisablepersonwhogottheBachelorofArtsdegreeinthehistory.
HelenKellerhadonly19monthsoflightandsoundinthebook.Icouldn’thelptofeeldepressedwhenIreadthathersightandlisteningwasdeprivedbyafever.Iwassofrightenedthatshecouldn’tgothroughthesadnessandpanicforever.However,whenshecoulddosomeeasymovementsbyherthinking,Iwasfullofhopetoherfuture.WhenshecouldspeakandwasacceptedbyHarvardUniversityandatlastfinishedschoolunderthehelpofMissSullivan,Ialsofeelproudofher.Inthepassage,whichtouchedmemostwasthestoryoflearningtospeakinthechildhood.Ascanbeimagined,itwasanimpossiblethingtospeakforherbecauseshecouldn’tseeothers’embouchureorlistentoothers’pronunciation.However,shepracticedagainandagainbyherendlesspersistentandthepatientguidanceofherteacher.Itwasawonderthatfinallyshesucceedsandcouldspeakbrokensentences“Theweatherisgood”.
Afterreadingthisbook,IthinksheisaTough—mindedoptimist.Whenfacedwiththedifficulties,shecanstillmaintain.Comparedwithher,IthinkIamasofortunegirl.Ihaveahealthybody,goodlearningenvironment,friendlyteachers,butIdon’tcherish.Onlywhenfacedasmallproblem,Iwillstopatonce.Thinkingback,Iamwrong,fartoright.Fromnowon,Iwilltakeherforamodel,studyharderandneverquit.
Generallyoneoftheso-called"smart",referstoalertlady,alsoistheearshear,eyescansee.However,therewasamanhecouldnotseenorhear,hasaremarkableachievement──thatisHelenKeller.
,duringwintervacation,IhavereadthestoryofHelenKeller,alsotomymemory.Andherstruggleprocess,moremakeIcantforgetforalongtime,sotheidletimeinthesummervacation,IreadthestoryofHelenKelleragain,again,tofeelherindomitablevitality.
InHelenKellersbook,theauthorwithHelenKellersgrowthprocess,stepbystepindetailhissurvivalprocessofnotbowtofate.Andherlifewithhernobleannisaathialiwenteacherteachingislearningprocess.Moreimportantly,herwithloveandpassionfortheworldisfullofloveandlight.
Mosttheplacethatmakesmefeelshocked,thisbookisHelenKellerbeganstudying,Sullivanteacherinordernottoletherbecauseoureyescantsee,losthistemperandcapricious,soaskedherparentsdontlivetogetherwithher.Wheneversheyellbloodymurder,Sullivanteacherandmorestrict.Intheprocessofthecontinuoussee-saw,twopeoplesheart,wasinthecommunication,theHelenKellerslowlytoindependence.
HelenKellerattheexpenseoftheindividual,inordertoimprovethesociety,improvethewelfareofthedisabled,hislife.Towriteabook,thescreen,suchaspublicspeaking,throughoutalltheworld,thiskindofstrongforce:itsreallyawesome.
Inaddition,thebookismymostmovingplace,HelenKellerplayherempathy,toa"personhasdrowned,hungryhungry"spirit,toraisefunds,tohelppeoplewhohavethesamewithher.Intheeraofeconomicrecessionnow,andhowmanypeoplecanlikeHelenKeller,insilencetopaynoreturn?
Thus,Sullivanteacherhowbigisthevalue.Atthesametimewealsofeltdeeplyprofoundpotentialofeducationcanmakesuchagreatachievement.
HelenKellerislefttotheloveandthelightoftheworldiseternalimmortal.
Theclassmates,youknowtheblinddeaf-mutefemalewriter,Helen?Keller?Letmesayforyou!
HelenKellerisafamousAmericanwomanwriter.Helen?Kellerborn19months,theUnitedStatesisapopular"scarletfever"ofinfectiousdiseases.Unfortunately,Helen?Keller19monthsonthe"scarletfever".So,causedtheHelen?Kellersvisioninvisible,hearingdontrecognize.Foryears,hermouthcantsaythat.
Now,Helen?Kellerisdeaf,dumbandblind.Gradually,shelearnedthelanguage,learnto"read",youmayfeelalittlesurprising,ablindmanaltogetherwouldlikeordinarypeoplereadabook?Sheisbyhandtotouchthewords.Ofcourse,herbookthewordisuneven.Forsomedays,Helen?Kellerslowlybegantohavecommunicationwithothers.Theircommunicationisputonsomeoneelsesmouth,withlips,todiscernwhatyouaretalkingabout.Sometimes,whenshewillputhishandonthesmalltree,canoccasionallyfeelabirdinthebranchessangsongs.
EventheHelen?Kelleroftheblind,deaf,dumbwomanwriterwillbebraveinthefaceofdifficulties.Andme,amanofstronglegs,willretreatinthefaceofalittledifficulties,alwayscalledadultstohelp,darenotbravetofacealone.
Whohastherighttolife,whocancreateacolorfulworldoftheirown,Helen?Kellertoldmesuchatruth.
Alifeinthedarkandbringlighttothehumanfemale,spent88yearsoflife,onehassurvivedthe87matte,silent,silentlonelyyearsofweakwoman,unexpectedlywithindomitablefightingspiritshockedtheworld!--sheisHelenKeller.
In1880,anordinarylittlegirlHelenKellerwasborn,whenshewasonly19monthsold,aseriousillnesstookhereyesightandhearing.Ohmygod!Whowouldhavethoughtatthattimeshewasayearandahalfdoll!Fromthenon,Helenslifewillalwaysbethesilentdarkness...Atthistime,thetutorAnneSullivan,cametotheHelensside,gaveHelenahope.Helenisrelyingontheirowneffortsandtenaciousperseverancelearnedreading,writing,arithmetic,etc.,andhowmanypeopleenteredthedreamofHarvardUniversity.Wrote14withherlife,bytheUnitedStatestimemagazinenamed"the20thcenturyAmericatenhero".Aftergraduatingfromcollege,Helenwithlifeforcetoruneverywhere,setupTaiwanscharity,forthebenefitforthedisabled.Herthisspiritistheworldintheheartforever.
Gentlyclosedthebook,onealsoemergeinmymindIovercomedifficulties.
WhenIwasakid,Idontliketoexercise,butIliketowatchpeopleskiprope.Thedeftfigure,thetenderaction,alwaysonmymindfloats,suddenlyIverywanttolearntheidea.Withtheropeforthefirsttime,Idontknowhowtoplaywith.Theropelikeintentionalandbetrayme,dontlistentome.Iwasafraid,andevenafraidtoface.Ireallywanttogiveup?IthinkofHelenKeller,howstrongsheis!Andmyfacealittlerope,butwanttoretreat.Noway!Icantgiveup!Meup.Accordingtotheappearanceofropeskipping,othersIdoinslowmotion,trippedandfell,climbup,overandoveragainfinallypracticemakesmesuccess.
Perhaps,HelenKelleristhebodyoftheweak,butherspiritisdefinitelyastrong.Sheletmelearnhowtoovercomethewindandrain;Atthesametime,alsoletustocareforpeoplewithdisabilitiesaround,aslongastheloveandwarmthforever,sooflifeintheworldwillbelikearainbowgorgeous!