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1、DONOTGOGENTLEFROMTHEDIARIESOFLENNYABRAMOVJUNE1Rome–NewYorkDearestDiary,TodayI’vemadeamajordecision:Iamnevergoingtodie.Otherswilldiearoundme.Theywillbenullified.Nothingoftheirpersonalitywillremain.Thelightswitchwillbeturnedoff.Theirlives,theirentirety,willb
2、emarkedbyglossymarbleheadstonesbearingfalsesummations(“herstarshonebrightly,”“nevertobeforgotten,”“helikedjazz”),andthenthesetoowillbelostinacoastalfloodorgethackedtopiecesbysomegeneticallymodifiedfuture-turkey.Don’tletthemtellyoulife’sajourney.Ajourneyisw
3、henyouendupsomewhere.WhenItakethenumber6traintoseemysocialworker,that’sajourney.WhenIbegthepilotofthisricketyUnitedContinentalDeltamericanplanecurrentlytremblingitswayacrosstheAtlantictoturnaroundandheadstraightbacktoRomeandintoEunicePark’sficklearms,that’
4、sajourney.Butwait.There’smore,isn’tthere?There’sourlegacy.Wedon’tdiebecauseourprogenyliveson!TheritualpassingoftheDNA,Mama’scorkscrewcurls,hisgranddaddy’slowerlip,ahbuh-lievethuhchil’renahourfuture.I’mquotingherefrom“TheGreatestLoveofAll,”by1980spopdivaWhi
5、tneyHouston,tracknineofhereponymousfirstLP.Utternonsense.Thechildrenareourfutureonlyinthemostnarrow,transitivesense.Theyareourfutureuntiltheytooperish.Thesong’snextline,“Teachthemwellandletthemleadtheway,”encouragesanadult’srelinquishingofselfhoodinfavorof
6、futuregenerations.Thephrase“Iliveformykids,”forexample,istantamounttoadmittingthatonewillbedeadshortlyandthatone’slife,forallpracticalpurposes,isalreadyover.“I’mgraduallydyingformykids”wouldbemoreaccurate.Butwhatahourchil’ren?Lovelyandfreshintheiryouth;bli
7、ndtomortality;rollingaround,EunicePark–like,inthetallgrasswiththeiralabasterlegs;fawns,sweetfawns,allofthem,gleamingintheirdreamyplasticity,atonewiththeoutwardlysimplenatureoftheirworld.Andthen,abriefalmost-centurylater:droolingonsomepoorMexicannursemaidin
8、anArizonahospice.Nullified.Didyouknowthateachpeaceful,naturaldeathatageeighty-oneisatragedywithoutcompare?Everydaypeople,individuals—Americans,ifthatmakesitmoreurgentforyou—fallfacedownonthebattlefield,nevert
