书页之外的开头

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突然意识到一些出名的书的开头意味深长: 

A Tale of Two Cities
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times

Pride and Prejudice
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.


A Game of Throne: 
'We should start back,'  Gared urged as the woods began to grow dark around them.
 

The Bible: 
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.


如果一本书的开头决定了它的基调,那么一年是不是也有自己的开头? 2026的开头呢? 

如果一年有开头,那么一个人也同样有。 一个人的开头,是不是他出生的家庭? 

没有一本书会偶然开篇,也没有一个家庭是没有主题的。 有些主题是明确的,有些则在字里行间暗示。就像小说一样,家庭,甚至几代都可以反复上演它的主题,直到有人有意识地去改写叙事。 比如咱们东亚家庭的主题, 是不是多多少少有些“人无远虑 必有近忧”?