Why We Write ?
By
Jay
Krishna
PREFACE:
Before you start reading the article, I would just like to say "Thank You",
to all those who have helped me in publishing this article. This article is just
an effort towards making the readers discover the benefits and means of
writing, as I perceived it myself. Why we
write, and for whom. Here I have given all that I could, that had flashed in
my mind as an answer to this question, and I sincerely hope you all enjoy
reading it.
What We Write is a
way of reflection of Who We Are. Writing is an art, a medium of communication,
maybe in some cases, the most important one. It can be preserved, replenished
and renewed, over time. What can't be expressed in voice, can be, with the magic of words. Making one's mark in history, for
millenniums to share. It is more or less like showing your heart through the
medium of your soul. It's not just pen and paper, it's divine, magical gift. Whatever scribbles of text you see, in
whichever language it maybe. Has a tale, a story or two. Showing what the other,
has in his heart to you. According
to
historians, the earliest form of writing can be dated back to around 3000 BC,
when Sumerians in ancient Mesopotamia(modern day Iraq) wrote on tablets made of
clay. This writing system is known as cuneiform. Can I say that most of the
time, the world is at peace because of the writings that we share, may it be,
the constitution of India or the smalls
lines of courage(for say "Jai Hind"). Statements, poems, articles, and more.. Whatever
we write has some background to it, linked with numerous conditions and
circumstances. May it be a line, a paragraph, a page or a thesis. Whenever we
write something, on anything. It is written with some purpose in hand. The
contents of what is written is accompanied by the state of the mind, the
environment that surrounds us, the feelings and emotions we are undergo at that
moment, and the topic of choice, we are willing to speak about.
According
to a statistical report, released by the United Nations International
Telecommunications Union(ITU). More than 200,000 text messages are sent every
second, accumulating to 1.6 trillion a year. Someone pinch me, that is a lot of
words. There are over 110 million blogs in this world, written in more than 50
different languages. With this we come to know, that our whole life, we are
surrounded by words, whether it be the present, the past or the coming future. The
words we talk about maybe of different forms, they maybe words of love, wisdom,
hate or just plain words without any actual meaning, but only words in the end.
Seriously
though, why are all of us writing ? Why do we do it. It’s not like we’re
making any money at it or growing fame overnight. Then why is it that, we still
continue to do it ? After critically analyzing, and removing some of the long runs,
I have come to the conclusion, that we write for the following reasons :
We
write to be free, to be fully alive.: Sir Ken Robinson,
a renowned writer, speaker and educationalist says :"The arts especially
address, the idea of aesthetic experience. An aesthetic experience is one in
which your senses are operating at their peak; when you’re present in the
current moment; when you’re resonating with the excitement of this thing that
you’re experiencing; when you are fully alive".
