I
have been asked that question many times, by many people. Frankly I
don't have an answer clear enough even to explain to myself. I suppose
we, those who enjoy writing, write to show who we are, a soul, a
spirit, a certain something intransferable. But, in my personal case
anyway, I always fail in such a high aim, an unattainable purpose.
Scott
Fitzgerald said: 'The whole of a life is a demolition'. To be honest,
that definition is a bit deep for my understanding. But I understand
perfectly well what Beckett said: 'No matter. Try again. Fail gain but
fail better'. That's what I do.
People
are always saying they do this and that trying to find themselves. To
me, one's self is never found, but constructed by one's own self. If I
keep putting down my thoughts, however trivial and about whatever, I
might learn to recognise the person that I am, the direction I wish to
go, and aims I would like to reach. If I fail, I would have enjoyed
doing what I like doing along the way, and that can't be a bad thing,
can it?
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