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1、ABalltoRollAround滚球ByRobertGAllman罗伯特·G·奥尔曼IlostmysightwhenIwasfouryearsoldbyfallingoffaboxcarinafreightyardinAtlanticCityandlandingonmyhead.NowIamthirty-two.Icanvaguelyrememberthebrightnessofsunshineandwhatcolourredis.Itwouldbewonderfultoseeagain,butacalamitycandostrangethingstopeople.It

2、occurredtometheotherdaythatImightnothavecometolovelifeasIdoifIhadn'tbeenblind.Ibelieveinlifenow.IamnotsosurethatIwouldhavebelievedinitsodeeply,otherwise.Idon'tmeanthatIwouldprefertogowithoutmyeyes.IsimplymeanthatthelossofthemmademeappreciatethemorewhatIhadleft.Life,Ibelieve,asksacontinuou

3、sseriesofadjustmentstoreality.Themorereadilyapersonisabletomaketheseadjustments,themoremeaningfulhisownprivateworldbecomes.Theadjustmentisnevereasy.Iwasbewilderedandafraid.ButIwaslucky.Myparentsandmyteacherssawsomethinginme——apotentialtolive,youmightcallit——whichIdidn’tsee,andtheymademewa

4、nttofightitoutwithblindness.ThehardestlessonIhadtolearnwastobelieveinmyself.Thatwasbasic.IfIhadn'tbeenabletodothat,Iwouldhavecollapsedandbecomeachairrockeronthefrontporchfortherestofmylife.WhenIsaybeliefinmyselfIamnottalkingaboutsimplythekindofself-confidencethathelpsmedownanunfamiliarsta

5、ircasealone.Thatispartofit.ButImeansomethingbiggerthanthat:anassurancethatIam,despiteimperfections,areal,positivepersonthatsomewhereinthesweeping,intricatepatternofpeoplethereisaspecialplacewhereIcanmakemyselffit.Ittookmeyearstodiscoverandstrengthenthisassurance.Ithadtostartwiththemostele

6、mentarythings.Onceamangavemeanindoorbaseball.IthoughthewasmockingmeandIwashurt."Ican'tusethis,"Isaid."Takeitwithyou,"heurgedme,"androllitaround."Thewordsstuckinmyhead."Rollitaround!"ByrollingtheballIcouldhearwhereitwent.ThisgavemeanideahowtoachieveagoalIhadthoughtimpossible:playingbasebal

7、l.AtPhiladelphia'sOverbrookSchoolfortheBlindIinventedasuccessfulvariationofbaseball.Wecalleditgroundball.AllmylifeIhavesetaheadofmeaseriesofgoalsandthentriedtoreachthem,oneatatime.Ihadtolearnmylimitations.ItwasnogoodtotryforsomethingIknewatthestartwaswildlyoutofreac