@翻了个译，MTI专业辅导@翻了个译，MTI专业辅导Theworldisgettingnoisier.We'vegonefromboomboxestoWalkmentoportableCDplayerstoiPodstoanysongwewant,wheneverwewantit.We'vegonefromthefourtelevisionchannelsofmychildhoodtotheseeminginfinityofcableandstreaming.Astechnologymovesusfasterandfasterthroughtimeandspace,itseemstofeellikestoryisgettingpushedoutoftheway,Imean,literallypushedoutofthenarrative.Butevenasourengagementwithstorieschange,orthetrappingsarounditmorphfrombooktoaudiotoInstagramtoSnapchat,wemustrememberourfingerbeneaththewords.Rememberthatstory,regardlessoftheformat,hasalwaystakenustoplacesweneverthoughtwe'dgo,introducedustopeopleweneverthoughtwe'dmeetandshownusworldsthatwemighthavemissed.Soastechnologykeepsmovingfasterandfaster,Iamgoodwithsomethingslower.Myfingerbeneaththewordshasledmetoalifeofwritingbooksforpeopleofallages,booksmeanttobereadslowly,tobesavored.Myloveforlookingdeeplyandcloselyattheworld,forputtingmywholeselfintoit,andbydoingso,seeingthemany,manypossibilitiesofanarrative,turnedouttobeagift,becausetakingmysweettimetaughtmeeverythingIneededtoknowaboutwriting.AndwritingtaughtmeeverythingIneededtoknowaboutcreatingworldswherepeoplecouldbeseenandheard,wheretheirexperiencescouldbelegitimized,andwheremystory,readorheardbyanotherperson,inspiredsomethinginthemthatbecameaconnectionbetweenus,aconversation.Andisn'tthatwhatthisisallabout--findingaway,attheendoftheday,tonotfeelaloneinthisworld,andawaytofeellikewe'vechangeditbeforeweleave?Stonetohammer,mantomummy,ideatostory--andallofit,remembered.
