This post is part of an ongoing writing series. I’ve challenged myself to post at least five hundred words a day on here, indefinitely. Some days I write the post that same day, some days I use something pre-written. I started with the idea of each day’s topic continuing from the previous day, although that ended up not always being the case. A lot of times it is the case though, so if you read this post and are feeling a bit lost, check out the previous day’s post to get up to speed. If you want to follow me on this continuous train of thought, feel free to follow my blog! I appreciate you reading.
In some of my earlier posts I’ve debated the validity of any random person such as myself, or maybe yourself, starting to write down his or her thoughts for no apparent reason, whether only for themselves or for whoever else may be interesting and willing to read them, even if it might be after the writer’s lifetime. I’ve come to the conclusion that doing so is indeed a worthwhile activity, and that goes for everyone, not only for people who have some special knowledge or skill. Writing is something so basic, something we can all do. We all speak a language. Some people know more words than others do, and some people can move your soul with a simple message, using a few simple words. There are all kinds of writers, perhaps as many as there are words, and all kinds of ways of combining them. A few days ago, I wrote about a quote from Walt Whitman, in which he encourages us to write things down in the moment as they come to us, to simply start and let things flow out, without putting excessive thought into the whole thing. Since this has often been my approach to creating stuff, whether art or music, it’s good to know that someone who is well respected as a literary genius seems to agree with me. I think a lot of the literature or art we consider great nowadays was probably created in the spur of the moment, the consequence of following a feeling of intuition or even impulse. Perhaps it was simply a powerful message even more powerfully expressed, or perhaps a truly revolutionary idea that would go on to change history. The question is, did its author know that idea would go on to change the world? Was that the reason why they decided to write it? Probably not. We know about Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor whose private thoughts were collected and put together in a book known now to us as Meditations. I’ve read the book, as have many others, and although the style it is written in is simple, not at all needlessly complicated like some other philosophical texts, the messages that are expressed throughout its passages are indeed powerful, and that’s why they resonate with, and inspire, so many people even now, thousands of years after his life. Life is a constant learning experience, and out of all the confusion and wondering that often clouds my mind, the lack of belief or need of it, that is perhaps the one thing I’m fully convinced of. Life is a learning experience, and that goes for all of us. We are all very unique, and so are the lives we live. By learning our lessons and implementing that knowledge into our lives we become wiser, and we all end up with wisdom we can then share with others, making everyone’s lives easier. There’s a lot of knowledge available online, and I’m truly thankful for it, since one is able to learn pretty much anything online these days, something that would have been impossible not too long ago. Now, imagine how the world could be if we all shared our individual wisdom with each other, in much the same way we now share our knowledge about technical things and the like.
This train of thought will continue tomorrow… I appreciate you reading!
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