心痛的花费(At the Cost of Pain)
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心痛的花费(atthecostofpain)
ileanedagainstapoplartreeandgazedtowardsthedescendingsun.itwasnolongeroverbearingwithitsblindingglarebutlookedaslovelyasabigorange.ithadcastagoldenglowovereverythingandgavetheworldatransientgildeddignityandapoetrythatalmostmovedmetotears."hello,beautifulworld!"avoicerosefromthedepthofmyheart.iwassogratefultobeabletoseeallthesebrilliantthingswhichihadneglectedforsolong.
really,iwasnotsocontentedwithlifebeforeihadthateyesurgery.ithurtterribly.butbodilypainisnothingparedwiththepainofasinkinganddepressedheartasihadtoliveinpletedarknessfortwoweeks.fromthefirstminuteiwasshutupinthatintangible,vastandsomewhatsinisterdarkness,ibecameawareofthepricelessgiftihadbeenbestowed-myeyesight.howiwouldlongtosee!isatonthelawn,myfingerslingeredonthesuppleleaves,myheartfeltthesubtleelasticityoftheearth.green,green...thecoloroflifeiswonderful!
cheerfullittlebirdsjumpedaboutme,chirping.theyirritatedmebytheirteasingchattering.ifeltashelplessasatrappedbeast.thedarknesswasimmense,thick,suffocating.iturnedtomymemoryforhelpandtriedtorecollectsomeoldfragmentsofpicturesstoredinmymind.butmymindwasablur.iunderstoodforthefirsttimethatactuallyihadbeenblindsincelongago.dayafterdayibustledonproudlywearingapairofornamentsandsawnothing.thebeauty,thelovelinesshadescapedmelongago.itwasindarknessthatifirstsawmyself.howpitiablyblindihadalwaysbeen!theawarenesswrenchedmyheartwithasharptwinge.
thedayigotridofthebandagesonmyeyeswasunfettablysplendid.iopenedmyeyestimidly,amazedbythegloriousworldbathedinthesun.atthattimeisaw,isawripplinggrasswithdrippinggreenness,isawlittlesparrowshoppinghereandthere,bobbingtheirheadsupanddown,isawthevastskypeacefullylookingdownatmewiththatpurityanddignitywhichrefinedmysoul.iwassogratefulthatmyeyeswereblurredwithtears.beingblindoncehadforcedmetodiscovertheblindnessinmysoul;atthecostofpainitastedagainthesweetnessoflife.whatablessing!