When I was in school, I would really enjoy writing stories. All my friends would long for me to read it out loud to them. I think what they liked in my stories, was my aggressive style of story telling. And no matter how serious the topic would be, I would make sure it had its genuine, funny moments. Story telling/story writing, a skill so valuable, I never counted it to be anything special then. And now creative writing is something I joyfully indulge in everyday. School, is a very underrated place for students, but it's suppose to be like that for the proposed experience that will give you a delayed understanding.
I never thought myself to be a writer. I can still distinctly remember one day when I reached home from school, had my lunch and sat down pondering about the greatness the poet (whose poetry I had read in class) had been successful in commanding from his readers. I knew that I could try to achieve that. I was barely thirteen years old then. So i went towards my school bag, removed my pencil and an almost complete note book. With these cool tools, I sat down to start my carer in poetry. I can still re-live the same beautiful feeling I had when I was just about to start writing. Very few people are lucky to be able to store and preserve "feelings" like as if they are "memories". I wrote a verse containing four lines. I was completely displeased with my work as I had failed to successfully rhyme. Even though now I realise that poetry is something purely beautiful.... rhyming is not an important factor for it to be beautiful.
What I get from this ancient, almost forgotten and yet fresh, memory of mine is that since a very young age I have been completely open to trying out new things and applying my little knowledge to its fullest. Since a very young age, I make sure I take time out to just STOP and FEEL...what ever my journey has to offer me.
I never hesitated to just sit down and gaze at the stars at night for hours at stretch. I don't recall what I had learnt from them at that time; but do remember that I realised that there is more to our lives than just going to school and returning home to be burdened with an almost inhuman load of homework. Hahah, I have never been a fan of homework.
From a very young age we are being taught to dream of a life that to some extent is very harmful to our health, makes us all competitive which in the end, leads us all to be selfish as humans. We are being rushed into a life that is monotonous in nature and un-rewarding. In every section of society there is a minority; and this minority does not believe anything it's told/taught, unless they truly believe it or have experience enough to take the risk to try something new.
I am not sure if I come under the wing of the minority section or not; but am sure that I am 'Awake' in a world, where even 'Dreamres' can see no way ahead....
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