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 A tentative blog to test the temperature. |
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Ten years ago I was writing several blogs on various subjects - F1 motor racing, Music, Classic Cars, Great Romances and, most crushingly, a personal journal that included my thoughts on America, memories of England and Africa, opinion, humour, writing and anything else that occurred. It all became too much (I was attempting to update the journal every day) and I collapsed, exhausted and thoroughly disillusioned in the end. So this blog is indeed a Toe in the Water, a place to document my thoughts in and on WdC but with a determination not to get sucked into the blog whirlpool ever again. Here's hoping.     |
| Self Realisation Emerging rather slowly from three days in hospital (long story - might expand if asked), I realised something about myself. This occurred while I was answering some of the oft-repeated questions they throw at you in these places. Now, I’m a great believer in accuracy in these matters. It’s important that the questioner receive the full explanation of my answer and not go away with a wrong impression. And, to ensure that they get the full picture, I start, not with the answer, but the facts leading up to and explaining that answer. Leaving the answer until last ties ‘em down so that they can’t rush off before they know the whole truth. As I watched eyes glaze over during my preamble, I saw that I was telling them a story. Like it or not, they were duty bound to listen and I was making sure that they got their full money’s worth. It came to me then, this revelation of self. I saw, in more ways than I’d ever expected, that I was, in essence, a story teller. The simple answer is never enough for me - they must have the full tale if they want any answer at all. You can shrug and say that all writers tell stories but there’s more to it than that. It really has to do with why we write. And, if you’ve ever asked that question in a writers’ group, you’ll know that the answers are many and various. I write because I’m a story teller. I can’t help it and I’ve been doing it all my life without being entirely conscious of it for the first seventy-seven years. It’s a primal instinct, an essential motivation, a conspiracy concocted in some corner of my DNA string. I’m a story teller. So be warned, think carefully upon what you are doing before asking me a question. You are likely to get more than you asked for. Word count: 321 |
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