作家要像使用金子一样珍惜每一个字。比如不能回避一个知识分子的良知与责任,要用无畏与细致的眼睛,发现发掘历史的真相与当下的真实,从而言说既朴实又深刻的东西。再比如,散文要有大地的气息,与自然、时代、民众有着灵犀的相通,或者叫息息相关着。其中与大自然的相通相知,植物便是途径之一。法布尔的《昆虫记》,虽写昆虫,但离不开大地与大地上的植物。这些日子在美国的波士顿,连续数次去梭罗的 Writers treasure every word as much as gold. For example, we should not shy away from the conscience and responsibility of an intellectual. We should discover the truth of history and the truth of the present with dauntless and meticulous eyes, so that we can say something simple and profound. For another example, the essay should have the atmosphere of the earth, and be in harmony with nature, times and people, or be closely related to each other. One of the most familiar with nature, plants is one of the ways. Fabre’s “Insects”, although insects, but inseparable from the earth and plants on the earth. These days in Boston, United States, went to Thoreau several times in a row