Peeling Away Artifice For the Pure Original
<p><span word="Sarah">Sarah</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="in">in</span>. "<span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span>." <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="acrispy">acrispy</span>（易碎的）, <span word="crumbling">crumbling</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="object">object</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jump">jump</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="snake">snake</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="shed">shed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="garden">garden</span> <span word="snakes">snakes</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Isn">Isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span>?" <span word="said">said</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>-<span word="eyed">eyed</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="stared">stared</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organic">organic</span> <span word="wrapper">wrapper</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>' <span word="t">t</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appearnonchalant">appearnonchalant</span>（冷淡的）<span word="or">or</span> <span word="jaded">jaded</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="Everything">Everything</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="elementary">elementary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="creativity">creativity</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="merit">merit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="excellence">excellence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span>?" <span word="Sarah">Sarah</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>.</p><p><span word="Robert">Robert</span>, <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="innocent">innocent</span> <span word="comedian">comedian</span>, <span word="said">said</span>:"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="naked">naked</span> <span word="snake">snake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="garden">garden</span>!"</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="customize">customize</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span>; <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="besides">besides</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>. "<span word="Snakes">Snakes</span> <span word="shed">shed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="renew">renew</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>," <span word="I">I</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="until">until</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="discussing">discussing</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="different">different</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="renew">renew</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>?" <span word="Sarah">Sarah</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>.</p><p><span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="quipped">quipped</span>:" '<span word="Cos">Cos</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="else">else</span>."</p><p><span word="Sarah">Sarah</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="politely">politely</span> <span word="ignored">ignored</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="page">page</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expressing">expressing</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="renewal">renewal</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="layers">layers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hide">hide</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="selves">selves</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="peeling">peeling</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="layers">layers</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="underlying">underlying</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="beneath">beneath</span>.</p>
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