Three Days to See

Helen Keller describes how she learns

Helen Keller describes how she learns about the world through touch. She notices the symmetry of a leaf, the smooth skin of a birch, the rough bark of

She feels a deep desire

She feels a deep desire to see beauty directly, even though touch already gives her pleasure. This longing leads to her imagined plan for three days o

The first day is devoted

The first day is devoted to the people whose kindness and companionship make life meaningful. She wants to understand their faces and emotions through

The second day begins with

The second day begins with the dawn and then moves to museums, where she wants to see the condensed history of the earth, including animals, dinosaurs

The third day is spent

The third day is spent in the city, watching people going about their workaday lives. She notices smiles, serious determination, and suffering, and fe