Helen Keller explores and enjoys the natural world primarily through her delicate sense of touch.
She imagines how she would spend three days if she were granted the gift of sight.
On the first day, she would look into the eyes and faces of her beloved friends.
Helen usually recognizes her friends' feelings, laughter, and sorrow only through the touch of her fingertips.
On the second day, she would wake early to see the magnificent sunrise awaken the sleeping earth.
She would spend her second day visiting museums to see the history of nature and human progress.
In the museums, she wants to see the preserved remains of prehistoric creatures like dinosaurs and mastodons.
On the third day, Helen would explore the bustling city to observe people in their daily lives.
Watching city people would make her feel happy with smiles, proud of determination, and compassionate toward suffering.
She realizes that even three days of vision would leave many wonders of the world unseen.
Helen advises sighted people to use their eyes as though they might become blind tomorrow.
She urges everyone to cherish every sense, including hearing, taste, and smell, with great awareness.
Helen Keller considers the sense of sight to be the most delightful sense of all.
Louis Braille developed the tactile dot system that enables visually challenged individuals to read and write.
Modern assistive technologies and inclusive mindsets empower visually impaired individuals to live and work independently.