去大连参加了一次中年作家创作座谈会。以前,我总是被称作“青年作家”,也曾多次参加青年作家会议,而今年过不惑,已靠近知天命,毕竟是人到中年了。天命,也就是规律吧。知天命,也就是理解规律顺应规律。任何特殊的事物都有其特殊规律,文学自然也有其特殊的规律,进入中年以来,我很多时间都在思考并求知这文学的“天命。”文学是一门以语言文字为工具的艺术,作为艺术的根本,所表现的应该是独特的、创造的、个性的。以此来衡量文学作品,可以划分出平庸的作品,一般的作品,以及优秀的作品,伟大的作品。我的创作基本上与文革以后新时期文学是同步的,人到中年,回顾这段时期,不管是自己的作品还是同时期的其它作品,平庸的不少,一般的不少,究竟有多少是优秀 Went to Dalian to attend a forum for the creation of middle-aged writers. I used to be called a “young writer”. I have also participated in many meetings of young writers for many times. Destiny, that is the law. Know fate, that is, to understand the law to conform to the law. Any special things have their own special laws, and literature has its own special laws. Since I entered middle age, I have been thinking and seeking knowledge of this “heavenly destiny.” Literature is an art with language as a tool, As the root of art, the performance should be unique, creative, individual. As a measure of literary works, can be divided into mediocre works, general works, as well as outstanding works, great works. My creation is basically synchronous with that of the new period after the Cultural Revolution. When I was in middle age, I reviewed the period, no matter my own works or other works of the same period, many mediocre, Is excellent