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从心所欲不逾矩

莫言

    少时，父亲就经常教育我们兄弟：一定要把字写好！人生来相貌丑陋，或出身贫困，那是没有办法的事。但字写不好，则完全是个人的原因。我父亲认为，只要肯下功夫，肯勤学苦练，就一定能把字写好。从书法艺术的角度来说，我父亲的话不一定正确。因为，一个没有艺术天分的人，无论如何努力，也成不了书法家。但即便是没有任何艺术天分的人，只要肯努力，也会把字写得好看一些。而只要字写得好看，即便不名一文，亦可走遍天下。

    为了说服我们，父亲还举过很多例子。其中一例说我们的一位先祖，去参加县太爷举办的社饮，因衣衫破旧，被那些身着绫罗绸缎的乡绅慢待。酒过数巡之后，县太爷令众乡绅赋诗写字。乡绅们先是相互推让，继而踊跃献技。我那位先祖在一旁冷笑。有人注意到了，便向县太爷汇报。最后的场面是我那位先祖将身上的破棉袄甩掉，赤膊捉笔，饱蘸墨水，不是往纸上，而是往那白粉壁上，尽情地挥洒。一时龙飞凤舞，满壁生辉。不但字好，词也好。于是众人刮目相看。我那先祖也被县太爷请坐上席。

    我这先祖，有一年，去为青州某大户人家写匾。因东家招待不周，心中郁闷。只写了三字，尚余一字未写，即呼手腕病发，不能握笔，然后买驴回乡。东家心中大恼，但看看已经写出的那三个字，的确是好得不得了，只好忍气吞声，备厚礼来请。我那先祖却礼数次，终于答应将那剩下的一个字写完。东家请我先祖上车，我先祖道：“上什么车？”东家道：“去写那个字啊。”我先祖笑道：“写一个字，何必跑那么远？”言毕，从炕席下抽出一片纸，用一块破瓦片磨了一点墨，从墙角捡来一支秃笔，蘸墨挥毫，顷刻便成。见东家面有狐疑之色，我那先祖道：“拿回去贴上吧，若有丝毫差错，我从今往后就不写字了。”

    时隔多日，远隔数百里，只写一个字，如何能保持与那三个字的风韵、气势、大小的统一性？对此疑问，我父亲的解答是：“他已经把手‘靠’死了！”“靠”字是我故乡土语，大意是经过长期训练，手上已经有了感觉。也就是孔夫子所说的“随心所欲不逾矩”。很可惜现在已找不到我先祖所写的字，因而也就无法领略他写得到底有多么好。尽管我没能在书法方面下功夫，但通过我父亲这种讲故事式的教育，还是使我从小就对书法多了一些兴趣，对能写出一手好字的人自然也格外地尊敬和羡慕。

    I was sitting the surgical waiting area at the hospital waiting for word of my wife's operation The small room was filled with other families and friends,who were1waiting to hear how their loved ones were doing.

    There was a young boy siting quietly in the2He held a small box of 3in one hand and a tablet(写字板）in the other Every so often he'd place the tablet on his lap and draw something.As the hours passed I began to see the room almost4And there was a strange silence.

    "Daddy, when is Mommy going home?"the young boy asked,breaking the 5

    "Tomorrow." his father replied The boy picked up his crayons(蜡笔）and6something on the tablet.

    I7 him as he moved his feet back and forth,looking up at the ceiling and then toward the sunshine-filled window.When's8Daddy?"he asked. His father 9 him over to sit by him."Come,10here next to me."he said with a gentle tone in his voice11his things,the little boy walked slowly to his father's side from the corner.The man12out and held his son by his shoulder.

    There are three days in life Yesterday today and tomorrow.One is over and done,one we live in,the other we 13We cant live in yesterday, but if we are happy enough today. we will be even happier tomorrow."he said in an attempt to14the boy.

    The little boy looked at him for a moment and said."If Mommy is going home tomorrow.I'll be15So.I want it to be tomorrow already. Daddy"

    Now hanging on every word of this16I leaned forward to hear his response.It was17.

    “Son, the one great thing about today is once it18it is already almost tomorrow.”

    I thought about how19 it was. Even in my adult life,I still live waiting for what tomorrow may 20.

    Now I know that it is already“almost tomorrow”.