书写自己的生活(Write Your Own Life)

书写自己的生活(writeyourownlife)

supposesomeonegaveyouapen-asealed,solid-coloredpen. 

youcouldntseehowmuchinkithad.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)thatthepenwillwriteforeverandproceedaccordingly?andofwhatwouldyouwrite:oflove?hate?fun?misery?life?death?nothing?everything?wouldyouwritetopleasejustyourself?orothers?oryourselfbywritingforothers?wouldyourstrokesbetremblinglytimidorbrilliantlybold?fancywithaflourishorplain?wouldyouevenwrite?onceyouhavethepen,norulesaysyouhavetowrite.wouldyousketch?scribble?doodleordraw?wouldyoustayinoronthelines,orseenolinesatall,eveniftheywerethere?orarethey?theresalottothinkabouthere,isntthere?

now,supposesomeonegaveyoualife...