, , , perhaps, toappreciatelittlethatwhichwehaveandtolongforthatwhichwehavenot, butitisagreatpitythatintheworldoflightthegiftofsightisusedonlyasamereconveniencesratherthanasameansofaddingfullnesstolife.
IfIwerethepresidentofauniversityIshouldestablishacompulsorycoursein "HowtoUseYourEyes"..
PerhapsIcanbestillustratebyimaginingwhatIshouldmostliketoseeifIweregiventheuseofmyeyes, say, , supposeyou, too, -comingdarknessofthethirdnightyouknewthatthesunwouldneverriseforyouagain, howwouldyouspendthosethreepreciousinterveningdays? Whatwouldyoumostwanttoletyourgazerestupon?
I, naturally, , too, wouldwanttoletyoureyesrestonthethingsthathavebecomedeartoyousothatyoucouldtakethememoryofthemwithyouintothenightthatloomedbeforeyou.
If, bysomemiracle, Iweregrantedthreeseeingdays, tobefollowedbyarelapseintodarkness, Ishoulddividetheperiodintothreeparts.
TheFirstDay
Onthefirstday, , , , sothatIcouldcherishitinmymemory, , andthatcompassionforallhumanitywhichshehasrevealedtomesooften.
Idonotknowwhatitistoseeintotheheartofafriendthroughthat "windowofthesoul", "see" , sorrow, , ofcourse, throughothermeans, throughthethoughtstheyexpresstome, , throughwatchingtheirreactionstovariousexpressedthoughtsandcircumstances, throughnotingtheimmediateandfleetingreactionsoftheireyesandcountenance.
