What would I think if I stood at the end of my life and the spark of my life was about to go out? How? You will also sigh that life is short and fragile, and regret not cherishing it? Make good use of your eyes as if you would be blind tomorrow. Listen to the beauty of music, listen to the songs of birds, and listen to the powerful tunes of the orchestra, as if you will be deaf tomorrow. Touch whatever you want, as if your touch will decline tomorrow. Smell the fragrance of all the flowers and taste every mouthful, as if you can't smell or taste it tomorrow. People! Why do you always have to wait until you lose it before you regret it? Why are we always so greedy, seldom cherish what we have, but long for what we don't have! Perhaps, you always think that God has given us these beautiful things, even life, for granted. But have you ever thought, when one day, what you have, even your life, will be lost, what will you do, regret or give up on yourself? If so, it would be sad. Yes, I can't make the same mistakes as others. I would rather cherish 1968. /kloc-On the afternoon of June, 0, Helen Keller died in her sleep at the age of 87. Miss Keller was deaf and blind at 18 months after birth, but miraculously finished her life.
Helen's misfortune
1880 On June 27th, a baby girl was born in Taskabiya, a small town in northern Alabama. This is Helen Keller. She is good at listening and articulate, and her parents expect her to be a musician! However, when she was one and a half years old, a serious illness took away her hearing and vision, and then she lost the ability of language expression, which made her feel like she was in a black prison. When she was five years old, she added another sister to her family: Midlet. Helen can't eat cookies at once every time. When she put the doll in the cradle, there was something soft in it. Every time she wants to climb on her mother's knee, that soft thing is on it again. Once, she knocked over her sister's cradle. If her mother hadn't arrived in time, her sister might have died. But for all this, little Helen, who can't see or hear, has no regrets. Her temper is getting worse. Until miss Sullivan arrived.
Helen's transformation
Because Helen was deaf and blind from childhood, her family had to ask a teacher to educate her. With the help of Mr. Janak Nais, Dean of Perkins College, a teacher named Anne Sullivan was sent to tutor Helen. It was Sullivan who changed Helen's life. After a long train journey, Mr. Anne Sullivan arrived safely in Tuscany by carriage on March 3rd, 1987. When Miss Sullivan came to Helen's door, she saw Helen like a kitten falling into the water: her brown hair was messy and her delicate clothes were dirty. In Helen's memory, people who come by carriage often have things like candy and toys in their suitcases. So, she took out everything. Sullivan was surprised and quickly got the suitcase back, but Helen was very angry and rushed to her. If Helen's father hadn't stopped her, the two of them would have rolled to the ground. The next morning, there was another breakfast fight. The following events softened Helen's unruly character. Finally, Helen gave in. She learned to speak and graduated with honors from Radcliffe College in America. She became a famous writer and educator proficient in English, French, German, Latin and Greek. She traveled all over the United States and the world to raise money for schools for the blind and devoted her life to the welfare and education of the blind. She has won the praise of people all over the world and won many government awards.
Helen Keller international company
(Helen Keller International. Inc (HKI for short)
Helen Keller International Organization was founded by Helen Keller and other Americans in 19 15. Its purpose is to help the government prevent blindness, focusing on the education of blind children who are integrated into the mainstream of society and the rehabilitation of adult blind people who can live independently. HKI has made great efforts to help developing countries and improve their ability to make their own plans. It is also engaged in the research and prevention of dry eye, trachoma and other infectious eye diseases caused by malnutrition and vitamin A deficiency, and also provides surgical services for cataract blindness and vision recovery. Where conditions permit, HKI organically combines blindness prevention projects with primary medical services.
Helen Keller's spirit is worth learning!
(2) 1880 On June 27th, Helen Keller was born in a small town in northern Alabama, USA. Her life has set an example for people to fight against fate.
Helen Keller is a writer and educator admired all over the world. Although fate robbed her of her eyesight and hearing, this woman seized her by the throat with diligence and perseverance. Her name became a symbol of perseverance, and her legendary life became a great spiritual force to inspire people to overcome bad luck.
■ "If you give me three days of light, the first person I want to see is my dear teacher."
At the age of one year and seven months, the sudden high fever caused by scarlet fever made Helen blind and deaf, and became a blind, deaf and dumb disabled person. Because the deaf-mute child can't get access to the correct information, the window of the soul is imprisoned, which leads to her bad temper and bad temper. At the age of seven, Anne Sullivan came to her side. She accompanied Helen for half a century and guided her out of endless darkness and loneliness with love and wisdom. The miracle created by Helen in her life is inseparable from this outstanding young educator for deaf children. Helen expressed her love for Sullivan in her masterpiece If you give me three days of light: "If you give me three days of light, the first thing I see is my dear teacher."
On the day when Sullivan went to Helen's home as a tutor, she gave her a doll and slowly spelled the word "d-o-l-l" repeatedly with her finger on Helen's little hand. Helen became interested in this game at once. She imitated the teacher's actions again and again, and began to understand that everything in the world had its own name, and began to know that her name was "Helen Keller". Since then, Helen has learned and mastered French, German, Latin and Greek. Although deaf and blind, she can master five languages. Helen's success is called "the greatest achievement in the history of education".
Helen's "dumb" is caused by hearing loss, and her vocal cords are not damaged. At the age of ten, Helen began to learn to speak. Because she can't hear others and her own voice, she can only feel the movement of her throat and lips when the teacher pronounces, and then imitate and correct her voice thousands of times. When she said "it's warm" for the first time like a normal person, both she and Sullivan realized that there was no insurmountable difficulty in the face of their tenacious perseverance. In Helen's life, she even took traveling around the world as an important part of her career.
Besides reading, she also likes riding, swimming and boating. She loves the performing arts of drama. With indomitable will, Helen learned to lip-read, and she could hear the short stories recited by Mark Twain with both hands, and completed her studies at Harvard University, a world-famous university, with excellent results. Reading not only makes Helen a knowledgeable scholar, but also cultivates her beautiful mind.
She likes to walk in the forest with the reins, and she also likes to go boating on a moonlit night, and she can tell her direction by the smell of water plants and water lilies. She also likes to ride a tandem bike for a ride, experience strength and speed in galloping, and like to fight wits and bravely in chess matches like boys ... She also loves nature. Although standing in front of Niagara Falls, she can't see the beauty of the world and hear the deafening roar, but she can appreciate the grandeur of the world's largest waterfall from the tremor of the air.
In museums and art shops, Helen can feel the beauty of ancient Greek sculptures with her fingers, just like observing the emotions written on people's faces, and "see" the freshness of Di Anna, the goddess of the moon, and the beauty of Venus from those changing lines. 1937, Helen received special courtesy when she visited China, and was allowed to touch the Royal Japanese Art Collection and the statue of Jian Zhen monk, which was regarded as a national treasure of Japan.
■ Mark Twain called her and Napoleon the two most outstanding figures in19th century.
After studying with Sullivan for three months, Teacher Helen began to try to express her feelings in immature words and wrote the first letter in her life. From April 1902, with the help of Sullivan, she began to serialize her autobiography "The Story of My Life" in an American magazine. The following year, after its publication, it caused a sensation in the American literary world, and was even hailed as one of the two most important contributions of world literature from 65438 to 0902.
Many people don't believe that such beautiful words were written by a deaf and blind person. Although Mark Twain testified for this, it still can't calm people's doubts. However, Helen's achievements in her life give the best answer to this: she published 14 monographs in her life. In the past century, my life story has been translated into more than 50 languages and spread all over the world. Some experts once said that "in terms of literary achievements, it is not inferior to Rousseau's Confessions." If Helen's indomitable perseverance is inspiring, then her love is a precious treasure left to the world. When she first started studying with Sullivan, the clever little Helen easily learned to spell the names of many things around her, but she couldn't understand the very abstract noun "love". The young Sullivan turned her love into unparalleled patience, which enabled Helen to overcome the insurmountable obstacles in the study of blind and deaf students. While learning knowledge, little Helen also learned Sullivan's love. With this love, 10-year-old Helen successfully raised two years' education expenses for a five-year-old deaf-mute child. Maybe from then on, she made up her mind to help all the people in the world who need help like her.
She gives love to the world, and the world returns her lofty honor. 19 19, Helen's story was put on the screen by Hollywood and starred by herself. 1955, she received an honorary degree from Harvard University, becoming the first woman in history to receive this honor.
Since Helen was a child, every American president has invited her to visit the White House. She is also called by the government as one of the 30 outstanding people in the United States who have made outstanding contributions to the country. She won the "Freedom Award" personally awarded by the President of the United States and was praised as a senior citizen of the United States. From 65438 to 0959, the United Nations launched the "Helen Keller" campaign named after her around the world to help deaf children around the world. 1960, The Miracle Creator, which describes her growing experience, won the Pulitzer Prize and was made into a movie. In the same year, on the occasion of Helen's eightieth birthday, the American Overseas Foundation for the Blind announced the award of the "International Helen Keller Award" to reward those who have made outstanding contributions to public service for the blind. 1 June, 9681day, 88-year-old Helen finished her legendary life.
In the process of development, human beings have many valuable things in common. People of different colors and systems in the world can draw strength from Helen's story and inspire their fighting spirit. This is because the spirit of fighting against one's own weaknesses despite difficulties will always be the common spiritual wealth of mankind.
Source: Beijing Youth Daily, June 27th, 2002.
Helen Keller (1880- 1968): The great and famous writer Mark Twain said, "19th century has two people worthy of attention, one is Napoleon and the other is Helen Keller." Time magazine in the United States selected Helen Keller as "one of the 20th century 10 American idols". In Helen Keller's 88-year life, she only enjoyed the same light and sound as ordinary people in the first 19 months of her life, and then fell into darkness and silence. However, it is such a blind and dumb disabled person who has created a miracle of life. She not only learned to read and speak, but also completed her studies at Radcliffe College of Harvard University with amazing perseverance, becoming the first blind and deaf person in human history to get a bachelor's degree in literature. Moreover, in order to improve the working and living conditions of the blind in America, she also ran around to raise money for the American Blind Foundation and the American Overseas Blind Foundation (now called Helen Keller International Organization). She has made extraordinary achievements and won numerous honors. The biggest revelation she left people is that you can win the light in life by bravely accepting the challenges of life. This book describes the life of Helen Keller in detail and is considered as one of the two most important contributions in the history of literature.
(3) Helen Keller (1June 27th, 880-1June 60th, 968) was an American disabled educator. She was blind and deaf because of a scarlet fever when she was 0/9 months old. Later, with the efforts of her mentor Anne Sullivan, she learned to speak and began to communicate with others. Graduated from Harvard University.
Helen Keller is a famous American writer and educator. 1882, when she was over one year old, she suffered a high fever and suffered brain injury. From then on, her eyes couldn't see and her ears couldn't hear. Later, she couldn't even speak.
She grew up groping in the dark. At the age of seven, the family hired a tutor for her, that is, Miss Sullivan, who influenced Helen's life. Sullivan was almost blind when he was a child, and he knew the pain of losing sight. Under the guidance of her efforts, Helen learned sign language by touching hands, reading by touching some cards, and finally learning to speak by touching others' lips.
In order to get Helen close to nature, Miss Sullivan asked her to roll on the grass, run and jump in the fields, sow seeds in the fields and climb trees to eat. I also took her to touch the newborn pig and go to the river to play with water. Under the careful care of the teacher, Helen overcame the obstacles of blindness and deafness and completed her college studies.
1936, the teacher who lived with her for fifty years passed away, and Helen was very sad. Helen knows that without the love of her teacher, she wouldn't be here today. She is determined to carry forward the love given to her by her teacher. As a result, Helen traveled all over the United States, big and small cities, all over the world, running around for the disabled and serving those unfortunate people wholeheartedly.
1968, Helen died at the age of 87, and her lifelong dedication to serving the disabled spread all over the world. She wrote many books and her story was made into a movie. Teacher Sullivan gave her the most precious love. She spread this love to all the unfortunate people and brought them light and hope.
After her death, she touched the whole world because of her strong will and outstanding contribution. People all over the world have carried out activities to commemorate her.
(4) Helen Keller's teacher Anne Sullivan profile:
Anne1April, 866 14 was born in a small village in western Massachusetts, USA. 1860 At the beginning of the year, her parents fled from their hometown of Ireland to the United States, where they have not gained anything for more than 20 years. By relying on my father to work for a short time in a nearby farm, the problem of life was finally solved. However, misfortune has been hovering around this home. Anne suffered from severe trachoma when she was over 2 years old. Poverty delayed treatment, and Anne's eyesight deteriorated and her temper became more violent. 1874, Anne's mother died of tuberculosis, and her alcoholic father mercilessly abandoned her, her brother Jimmy and her sister Mary. Later, under the "temporary adoption" and "planning" of other members of my father's family, my 3-year-old sister Mary was adopted by my aunt, while 10-year-old Anne and 7-year-old Jimmy were sent to Texaco Poor Hospital, a large miscellaneous hospital that treated more than 900 old, weak and sick people thousands of miles away from home in February 1876.
The nightmare has just begun. Three months later, on May 30th, 1876, my younger brother Jimmy died in the poorhouse because of congenital tuberculoma of hip joint. For a long time, few people in this world cared about little Anne's sadness and loneliness until the appearance of her new father Barbara in the workhouse, who presided over Saturday prayers and Sunday mass ceremonies for the girls' dormitory.
One day, Father Barbara said, "Annie, you shouldn't stay here any longer. I want to take you away. "
Father Barbara has a friend who works as a doctor at the Catholic Charity Hospital in Luo County, Massachusetts. At that time, Anne's eyesight was already very poor. The priest must take Annie to see an eye disease first.
In this way, 1 1-year-old Anne left the poorhouse and was hospitalized for eye diseases. Unfortunately, the operation failed, and Anne's eyesight was worse than before: only her sense of light was left, almost like blindness. Although several remedial operations were performed later, they all ended in failure, and the doctor claimed that he had tried his best and could do nothing.
Annie must be discharged from the hospital. At this time, Father Barbara has been ordered by the mission to go abroad to preach. The helpless blind Anne was sent back to the workhouse-a place she hated.
Annie's world is lonely and dark. She longs for a promising life and a turning point.
This turning point occurred in 1880. Once, Anne found that the workhouse would welcome a delegation led by Fran Shannon. Anne decided to make good use of this day that might change her life. On that day, Anne finally put down her timidity and shouted a long-awaited voice to the delegation: Mr. Xiang Bang! I want to go to school! Please let me go to school!
God's mercy
God has mercy on Anne. 1880101On October 3rd, Anne entered the campus of Perkins School for the Blind in a carriage.
14-year-old Annie is in the same class with a group of 5-and 6-year-old children, because Annie, who has never been to school, can't even write her own name, let alone read. The poor child was nicknamed "Old Annie" by his classmates.
After training in the time of the blind headmaster, with the help of the teacher, Anne grew up. When school is on holiday, Anne even wants to find a job within her power. Later, the school helped Anne find a job in tidying and cleaning hotels in the south of Boston. Anne often chats with the tenants when cleaning the room, so she has the opportunity to meet a tenant who enthusiastically recommends doctors to treat her eye diseases-God once again brought Dr. Bradford to Anne. After two operations, Anne's vision has recovered! Although her eyesight is still blurred and she is "semi-blind", Annie is already very satisfied!
This year, Anne 16 years old.
1886 In August, Annie graduated from a school for the blind.
What's next? While Anne was worrying about her way out, one day at the end of August, Anne received a letter from the headmaster of Perkins School for the Blind at the home of her adoptive mother, Mrs. Hobkin.
Dear Annie: How are you? Please read Mr Keller's letter carefully. Mr Keller found a tutor for his deaf, dumb and blind little daughter. Are you interested in applying? Please write and tell me.
Please say hello to Mrs. Hobkin!
I wish you happiness!
Your friend Ananos.
It was this short message that changed the fate of Anne and Helen.
1On March 3rd, 887, Anne Sullivan came to Tus gambia, a small town in Alabama, and met Helen Keller (Helen was born on June 27th, 880 14 years younger than herself). This is the first student in Miss Sullivan's life and her only student.
Teachers' joy and sadness
/kloc-in the autumn of 0/900, Helen entered Radcliffe College of Harvard University. Teacher Sullivan accompanied her in class and translated the professor's lecture to her in sign language.
1902, john albert macy, a young lecturer at Harvard University (he is also a magazine columnist and literary critic), met Sullivan while helping Helen edit and sort out her biography My Life Story (Mr. Messi later studied sign language and became Helen's copyright agent for a while). 1904, when Helen graduated from Harvard, the young man 1 1 years younger than Miss Sullivan fell in love with Sullivan and proposed to him (although Sullivan was a Catholic and Messi was a Protestant).
1905 On May 3rd, Miss Sullivan married Mr. Messi. Before deciding to get married, Sullivan even considered asking Mr. Messi, who is much younger than himself, to take care of Helen after his death (she trusted John and felt sure that John would take good care of Helen after her death). Although it is a later fact, Mr. Messi, born in 1877, is 55 years old.
He died at 18, four years before Sullivan.
Sullivan's English name, Guan Fu surname, was changed from Anne Mansfield Sullivan to Anne Sullivan Messi. The name stayed with her until her death, even after their divorce.
1965438+In May, 2003, Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Messi had problems in their marriage. Mr. Messi traveled to Europe alone. Soon, Thomas? Polly entered the lives of Sullivan and Helen.
Others have made various speculations about the causes of Sullivan's marriage problems, and some people are quite critical of Mr. Messi's writing for money after his divorce. However, the guess is someone else's and the pain is Miss Sullivan's. She said sadly:
Among the many friendships that have enriched my life, none is more interesting than the friendship with john macy.
19 16 At the end of the year, Miss Sullivan fell ill. She and her assistant Thomas? Polly left Helen for Puerto Rico for the first time. But even during her recovery, she often wrote to Helen. This is also the only time she "left" in her lifetime after she met Helen. Until she was 66 years old,1936101October 20th, she passed away forever.
She left these last words:
Goodbye, john macy, I will be with you soon. Goodbye, I love you.
I want to be loved. I'm lonely. Later, Helen came into my life. I hope she loves me and I love her. Then Polly came. I love Polly. We are always so happy together, my Polly and my Helen.
Dear children, may we meet in harmony.
My Jimmy, I will put these flowers in front of you. Don't take him away from me. I love him, so he is all to me. ...
Polly will take care of Helen. As time goes by, her speech will not be as wonderful as people think, but my guiding hand will not take out what should be taken out there.
Thank God, I gave my life to keep Helen alive. When I leave, God will help her live without me.
She made a speech and took a curtain call to the most important person she met in her life. Affectionate loneliness and love, gently landing.
1960, Thomas? Polly is dead; 1 June, 9681day, 88-year-old Helen also went to that world.