What Writing Is To Me - 2:1

Writing, to me, is a safe house. It is a rock upon which I cling to amid stormy seas, and rest beneath, whilst the scalding sun hammers down its rays. It is a way of communicating the unexplained and unimaginable into tangible form - to make sense of the thousands of thoughts that clutter the mind.

However, I realize that writing is much more than that. Writing can be anything you want it to be: art, literature, logical, unexplainable, imaginative, dull, repetitious or bold. It all depends upon the mind of a writer. No one functions in the same mannerisms, no one’s brain capacity imagines out scenarios quite like others, nor does anyone reside in another’s inner world; writing is truly an organized practice which puts thoughts into words and sorts them out without bounds nor restrictions.

In math, there are certain guidelines one must follow to become successful. In history, dates and events must be remembered, but in writing, one is free to break boundaries and explore the caverns of their own minds and inner worlds without restraint. Of course, there are thresholds in which writers must confine themselves to when entering the professional world, however, most do not live up to their full potential when doing so. Imagine, if you will, a square. This is the boundary set by professionalism in the writing field. Now, writing, especially for profit and journaling is precarious, in which one must stay within the bounds set before them. Creativity is only allowed within the square. Now, peer into the square. A circle lies within the boundary of the square, its edge touching the inside of the square perfectly, leaving the corners blank. This is the writer’s imagination once confined. The mind with all its imagination, is radial, which is why I chose something as simplistic as a box-and-circle example. The spatial of human existence, of imagination, concept and subconscious is radial. It has one edge, continuously pressing forth into greater circumference and diameter. Raw, it knows no edges nor corners that it could be molded into, merely, one edge, one common press for more. However, with many outside influences and pressures from four main corners - religion, politics, education, and economy - the mind becomes compacted into a square, each corner representing the individual’s main beliefs. The square can be tilted when the individual dedicates more time - weight - to one corner, and thus throw off his entire balance. The mind of a writer, although still compressed by outside forces, is more circular. To write, one must have an open, balanced mind, always striving to push the limits of knowledge and imagination and record their discoveries through words.

Back to the original point, in the professional world, clear boundaries are set for the writers to abide by. That being the square, as aforementioned, and quite repetitiously. The writer’s mind – in desperation to both articulate their ideas and yet stay within bounds – catches between all the edges of the square, leaving small, yet noticeable triangles of unused thought. Writing in the professional world should – while maintaining a sense of clarity and credibility – be a constant push for more, and a celebratory act of knowledge and ingenuity instead of a bland medium for simply facts and figures. Writing in itself was meant to be more and to accomplish more; it is the tiny fragment of this universe that extends our mental boundaries, and pushes us to round ourselves out, both in thought and action.