Why I Write


George Orwell has written an essay on the same subject. In it he mentions the following four reasons for writing:

Sheer egoism

Aesthetic enthusiasm

Historical impulse

Political purpose

Taking a cue from him, I furnish below my own reasons for writing.

1.      Passion

I maybe a banker by profession but by passion I am a writer. It’s the inner desire in me that drives me to write. I am able to write anytime and anywhere and on any subject that comes to my mind. Writing is never a chore for me. It never crosses my mind that ‘O God I have to write now.’  

2.      Reading

An input has to have an output. I read a lot and therefore I have to write. I can’t go on gorging on books and not regurgitate knowledge and information in the form of writing. That’s a natural process.

3.      Leisure

Whenever I want to relax, I write. Writing gives me more pleasure than any other activity. My mind becomes calm and free from all the worries of the world when I write. I get detached from the real world and connect to a world where (till the time I am writing) only I exist.

4.      Challenge  

I write to constantly spur me on. So, at odd times and on odd subjects, I keep pushing myself to write. I don’t write at a fixed time. I don’t have a writing schedule. I’ll just tell myself that today let me write a paragraph without using any articles or any adverbs or rhyme every sentence. When it comes to writing, I don’t believe in any frontiers.

5.      Backup Plan

Post-retirement, I have to do something to keep myself engaged. Why not do something that I love doing. Writing will keep me busy and my mind working. Otherwise, the intellect will wilt.

So, these are the five reasons why I write. There’s one more. And that reason is mirrored in Anne Frank’s words:

“I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.”

-          NZ

22.6.2019

           

Comments

  1. Shakeel22 June 2019 at 07:18

    Nice sharing about yourself...

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  2. saiyid zaidi22 June 2019 at 07:35

    U r a banker by default.Good blog indeed

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  3. Deepak Mehra22 June 2019 at 07:45

    I can fully relate to this. I wish you keep writing and keep enlightening all of us!

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  4. Deepak Mehra22 June 2019 at 07:46

    I can fully relate to this. I wish you keep writing and keep enlightening all of us!

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  5. Rachna22 June 2019 at 09:04

    Plus writing helps for managing the stress level

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