Why Write?

Friends,

In relating the (a) purpose for blogging, the answer can be found in a Calvin & Hobbes comic strip on my wall. (By the way, "Calvin and Hobbes" isn't just funny, it is about life -- the greatest philosophers of their (our) day...particularly Hobbes). In this strip Calvin has a sidewalk booth set up with a sign on it that says..."Great Ideas, $1.00." Suzy Derkins walks up and says to Calvin, "this is the dumbest thing I have ever seen in my life!" To which, Calvin replies, "Yeah, well go soak your head!" Suzy leaves, and in the third frame Calvin is left to ponder (as usual). Then, in the fourth frame, he yells at the top of his lungs, "HEY, THAT'LL BE ONE DOLLAR."

Seriously, like with Calvin & Hobbes, blogging is about life (and it's generally not for a dollar...and not just about casting insults). But, there is a time and place for everything. In talking with a friend, blogs don't always "ride off into the sunset where everyone lives happily ever after." That may be a certain important part of life and blogging, but it is not all of it. In being an extension of who we are...we may blog to express happiness (concerning good happenings), or perhaps, sadness (at a loss) or anger/disgust (at an injustice) or shock (at something stunning) -- in essence, it is our reality. What I have found fascinating is just how irresistable blogs are to many people; they are either motivated by the Spirit or by the flesh to read. They either want to be encouraged and agree or they want to disagree and be vociferous. But, blogs are about the real lives of real people...it is their story. If comics garner as much attention as they do, which are not always about real people and real situations, (even though, many times, they reflect such...and newspapers periodically relate just how serious people are about their comics) -- how much more so blogs(?). The point is, whether we are young or old, rich or poor, male or female, stories have been, are and always will be compelling. Blessings,

Don