Ive never been much of a good writer. Up to a relatively recent time in my life, writing has always been a task, and I never really saw the potential in it to express ideas and thoughts. I've tried in the past to keep a journal, but the only time I ever wrote in them was when I was feeling down or sad. So I just ended up with pages of thoughts and emotions that were nothing but reminders of my pain.
It was in my college composition classes where I discovered the power of putting thoughts to paper, which I believe is the purpose of that particular curriculum. With that, an A is a good way of representing my understanding of a particular topic to the rest of the world, but it does not always represent how I feel I did. I feel that I did struggle a bit in the classes. I would try to create professional journalism quality papers that I would read in magazines, newspaper, and online articles--something that I was not nearly capable of. I would spend hours trying to write a page, only to submit them dissatisfied. I expressed my thoughts and feelings about this to my professor. Her retort: "Just write the fucking paper!"--a valuable lesson that I cherish to this day. I would end up with A's, and I always felt that I didn't deserve them. Well, needless to say, I eventually came to terms with myself and just tried to understand that I'm not a professional writer, nor will I ever be, but I do still find it important to be able to convey thoughts and ideas to others and to myself. The purpose of language is to communicate. As long as the ideas and meaning can be transmitted, received, and comprehended, well then mission accomplished. There is no need to be so formal about everything.
I will try to create something worth reading, if not to anyone, at least, to myself.
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