本书为“新时代的中国人”系列丛书之一，讲述盲人穆孟杰从流浪学艺，到创办特教学校的感人故事。
海伦·凯勒自传《假如给我三天光明》，感动了无数的人。眼睛看不见，心可以看见。盲人不能用眼睛去看，但可以用心灵去“看”，去观察和思考，可以在心灵中“看见”美丽，“看见”真善美。本书主人公穆孟杰，是河北省邢台市平乡县平乡镇东辛寨村的一位普通盲人。他没上过一天学，从十三岁开始拄着竹竿，独自外出流浪、乞讨，体验了人间种种炎凉和辛酸。由于刻苦用功，执着努力，他通过说唱卖艺实现自食其力，并成功地掘到了人生的一桶金。成为百万富翁后，他回到家乡成功地建起盲人学校，并向所有盲人开放，不设入学门槛，不收任何费用，直到盲生学会本领毕业。他的事迹上了国家电视台，他还有“百年名校”的梦想……
Mu Mengjie was a blind farmer who lived in Dongxinzhai Village, in a town called Ping Xiang in Hebei Province. Though he never received any formal education, Mengjie’s dream from a young age was to live a respectable, meaningful life. With a bamboo stick in hand, he ventured out at age 13 and made a living as a street performer, tasting all the bitterness the world had to offer. With perseverance and passion, he became a storyteller, well known in cities like Baoding, Shijiazhuang, and earned his first “pot of gold” in life. Once Mengjie became a millionaire, no one expected that he would be so determined to open a school for the blind in his hometown. His school would accept anyone who was visually impaired regardless of their condition and charged no fees. Students could continue to study at the
school until they mastered their skills. With a pure mind and a kind heart, Mengjie offered lots of help which benefited many blind people and their families.
丛书围绕中国特色社会主义新时代主题，以鲜活、丰富的素材，讲述中国人奋发图强报效祖国，实现人生价值和追逐“中国梦”的故事，对外展现中国人的精神风貌和文化价值观，让世界多维度了解中国人，理解中国的发展变化，为向世界更好展示中国提供一个窗口、一个视角。尤其是在当下，中国面临来自外部的压力时，对外出版中国人自强不息的奋斗故事更加具有特别的意义。
丛书一辑包括9个分册，包括《天梯之上：乡村老师李桂林和陆建芬夫妇》《梦想照亮生活：盲人穆孟杰和他的特教学校》《阳光大姐：家政服务的故事》《国家书房：金兴安和家农家书屋》《星系我心：著名航天工程技术专家孙家栋》《袁隆平的世界》《种子钟扬：一个新时代奋斗者的人生答卷》《心有大我至诚报国：黄大年》《传奇学人林毅夫》，各分册以英文出版。
眼睛看不见，心可以看见。本书讲述盲人穆孟杰从流浪学艺，到创办特教学校的感人经过，反映了中国残疾人事业的发展，展现了中国残疾人努力创造美好未来的远大理想和高尚追求。
本书通过残疾人励志故事，展示中国残疾人事业发展成就。
This book recounts the life experience of Mu Mengjie, a blind man who ventured out into the world at the age of 13 to make a living through performing storytelling on the streets. Later in life, he returned home and established a special education school for the visually impaired. The school welcomed anyone who had a visual impairment, never charging them a penny. Mengjie never had even one day of formal schooling. With a pure kind heart, Mengjie is just one ordinary peasant in China who continues to bring joy and hope to many people with visual impairments as well as their families.
