Suppose Someone Gave You a Magic Pen

扫我，朗读给你听

You couldn't see how much ink it had. It might run dry after the fi rst few tentative①tentative 英 ['tentətɪv] 美 ['tɛntətɪv] adj. 试验性的，暂定的；踌躇的words or last just long enough to create a masterpiece②masterpiece 英 ['mɑːstəpiːs] 美 ['mæstəpis] n. 杰作that would last forever.

And of what would you write: Of love? Hate? Fun?Misery③misery 英 [ˈmɪzərɪ] 美 ['mɪzəri] n. 痛苦，悲惨；不幸；苦恼；穷困? Life? Death? Nothing?Everything? Would you write to please just yourself? Or others?Or yourself by writing for others? Would your strokes④stroke 英 [strəʊk] 美 [strok] n. （游泳或划船的）划；中风；（打、击等的）一下；轻抚vt. （用笔等）画；轻抚be tremblingly⑤tremblingly ['trembliŋli] adv. 发抖地，颤抖地timid or brilliantly bold? Fancy with a flourish⑥fl ourish 英 ['fl ʌrɪʃ] 美 [ˈfl ɜːrɪʃ] n. 兴旺；茂盛；挥舞；炫耀；华饰vt. 夸耀；挥舞vi. 繁荣，兴旺or plain⑦plain英 [pleɪn] 美 [plen] adj. 平的；简单的；朴素的；清晰的n. 平原；无格式；朴实无华的东西? Would you even write?Once you have the pen, no rule says you have to write. Would you sketch? Scribble⑧scribble 英 ['skrɪb(ə)l] 美 ['skrɪbl] n. 潦草写成的东西；潦草的写法；杂文vt. 乱写? Doodle or draw?

There's a lot to think about here, isn't there?

Now, suppose someone gave you a life...