| [ EnglishOnly ] in KIDS 글 쓴 이(By): Alba (윤 송 이) 날 짜 (Date): 1997년11월26일(수) 09시33분23초 ROK 제 목(Title): controversy ------ (setting: late 20th century, hypothetical conversation between two individuals) ON TEXTUAL RELATIONSHIPS --------------------------------------------------------------- Since you and I have developed a rather rich electronic mail dialogue, I thought it might be worthwhile to comment on the textual aspect of our relationship. I don't know about you, but I find our textual relationship extremely rewarding and worthwhile. The great thing about it is that we can do it at each other's convenience -- we needn't worry about simultaneous textual fulfillment because it just isn't an issue. Because of the asynchronous nature of our textual relationship, we can engage in this activity quite often -- indeed, I dare say you and I have had textual liasons about 2 or 3 times a week -- at times one or more times a day. The other great thing about our textual relationship is that it is an open one -- thus, we don't have to worry about notions of monogamy and issues like that. No need to deal with textual politics. I have (and exercise) the freedom of having textual relationships with other people, as I am sure you do. So long as we are careful not to transmit any viruses, things will be okay. Our relationship has also provided us with a vehicle to express and explore ours and each other's textuality. Having had textual intercourse for several years now, I feel comfortable with my textuality and my textual orientation. I know for others textual orientation may not be an easy matter -- as one can associate with many sorts of characters in all different textual contexts. How about you? How do you feel about your textuality? Your textual orientation? The only thing I think we need to be careful is that textual relations can be addicting. If one is used to having textual intercourse frequently, the possibility exists of one becoming obsessed with textual gratificaiton. Although one can achieve textual gratification alone, it isn't nearly as satisfying as having a textual relationship with another. Textuality is a great way to vent off one's drive to create and leave something behind for posterity. One aspect which I did not touch upon is textual development. I know you probably were very precocious in your textual development. Somehow, in America, over the past 20-30 years full textual maturity tends to occur at older ages, although the process tends to start at a younger age. Despite the emphasis on textuality in our school system, many people do not reach full textual maturity until college. I know that I really wasn't competent textually until sophomore or junior year college. Some people say that 'liberal arts' people are probably more successful in their textual relations than engineering/science types. This may be true -- for the sciences do not encourage the exploration of textuality, with working on problem sets, experiments, exams. Often, physics and computer science students must go to extraordinary measures to meet their textual needs. Still, there are exceptions to the rule -- there are some engineers who are very textually mature and sophisticated. Piaget would probably say that many in fact do not reach full textual maturity. This is a shame. Many famous writers have been criticized severely for their textual activities: D.H. Lawrence, Dosteyevsky, and others. This too is a shame, for textuality is something very natural. All major societies engage in textual activities. We even have evidence that cavemen and cavewomen did it -- their handrighting is 'on the wall' as it were. Often, modern life does not give people opportunities to vent their textual energies. I sometimes wonder how you find the time to have a textual relationship with me. All that pent up energy could turn you into a ravenous beast, thirsting for textual activities. It doesn't have to be that way you know. Whether you have a partner or not, you can still engage and explore your textuality This is important for both men and women, but probably particularly more for women, considering they are far more sophisticated and complicated textually than are men. It doesn't have to take a long time -- a few minutes is all it takes. And you can do it a variety of ways. You can use your fingers. Some have even been known to use their mouth and lips. If you need a more concrete experience, you can even use writing tools and implements to help stimulate yourself textually, be they long and thin pencils to short fat and stubby magic markers -- use what you have on hand. In doing so, you can develop your own unique textual style. Don't worry about how you hold that red tipped wooden stick -- it doesn't make a difference -- so long as it gets the job done. Some people may not understand your textuality, or say that is abberrant to societal norms -- don't listen to them. Remember, its not a matter of right or wrong - its a matter of style. Although there are books out there on textual style -- don't feel constrained to follow them -- you can set your own path. You can do all of this privately, or publically if you wish. Its up to you. So be adventurous -- take matters 'in your own hands,' as it were. Some people find it pleasing to be vocally vociferous while engaged in textual activities. While some might consider this to be redundant, do what you feel. Sometimes a scream or yell conveys more information than words can -- feel free to do this as well. Feel free to assume any position you want -- lying down, on top. And since you are living in the 90's, you can associate textually with any characters you wish -- even those that some would consider to be strange or weird. Some may not understand you, but that's okay -- its your textual experience. Anyways, I'm glad we have had this talk about textuality. Feel free to share with me your perspectives on your and my textuality. Some have said that textually, I tend to be rather formal and rigid, abiding by rules. I hope I haven't offended you in any way -- if I have, please let me know. In closing, I'd like to take this opportunity to let you know how important our textual relationship is to me. Thanks you for indulging my textual fantasies. Although I have no qualms talking about textual matters, it might serve our purposes if we remain discreet about our textual affairs. We wouldn't want others to accuse us of textual indiscretions. Thus, let us take the appropriate precautions while engaging in textual intercourse -- so that we can continue having a satisfying and rewarding textual relationship, during the present and during times to come. |