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书写自己的生活(writeyourownlife)
supposesomeonegaveyouapen-asealed,solid-coloredpen.
youcouldn'tseehowmuchinkithad.itmightrundryafterthefirstfewtentativewordsorlastjustlongenoughtocreateamasterpiece(orseveral)thatwouldlastforeverandmakeadifferenceintheschemeofthings.youdon‘tknowbeforeyoubegin.undertherulesofthegame,youreallyneverknow.youhavetotakeachance!
actually,noruleofthegamestatesyoumustdoanything.insteadofpickingupandusingthepen,youcouldleaveitonashelforinadrawerwhereitwilldryup,unused. butifyoudodecidetouseit,whatwouldyoudowithit?howwouldyouplaythegame?wouldyouplanandplanbeforeyoueverwroteaword?wouldyourplansbesoextensivethatyouneverevengottothewriting?orwouldyoutakethepeninhand,plungerightinandjustdoit,strugglingtokeepupwiththetwistsandturnsofthetorrentsofwordsthattakeyouwheretheytakeyou?
wouldyouwritecautiouslyandcarefully,asifthepenmightrundrythenextmoment,orwouldyoupretendorbelieve(orpretendtobelieve)thatthepenwillwriteforeverandproceedaordingly?andofwhatwouldyouwrite:oflove?hate?fun?misery?life?death?nothing?everything?wouldyouwritetopleasejustyourself?orothers?oryourselfbywritingforothers?wouldyourstrokesbetremblinglytimidorbrilliantlybold?fancywithaflourishorplain?wouldyouevenwrite?onceyouhavethepen,norulesaysyouhavetowrite.wouldyousketch?scribble?doodleordraw?wouldyoustayinoronthelines,orseenolinesatall,eveniftheywerethere?orarethey?there'salottothinkabouthere,isn'tthere?
now,supposesomeonegaveyoualife...