Helen Keller

The story I just read about Helen Keller made me think a lot and most definitely changed my views on her life story. Before reading this , i didn't know much about her, only that she was deaf and blind. I also knew that it was very hard for Helen when learning words and meanings for the first time. However I didn't understand how alone Helen must have felt before she had the opportunity to learn.

"Have you ever been at sea in a dense fog, when it seemed as if a tangible white darkness shut you in, and the great ship, tense and anxious, groped her way toward the shore with plummet and sounding-line, and you waited with beating heart for something to happen? I was like that ship before my education began, only I was without compass or sounding-line, and had no way of knowing how near the harbour was. "Light! give me light!" was the wordless cry of my soul, and the light of love shone on me in that very hour."

I think this part of the story, where Helen explains how "in the dark" she was, opened my eyes to how fortunate I am to just have my 5 senses. I couldn't even imagine even losing just one of my senses like most people do. But to not have my hearing or sight would be a terrible thing that most wouldn't be able to overcome.