During college, an ole neighbor shared with me her wise words that in order to become a great writer, "you need to write every day!" When I first heard her words, I felt like I needed to hear those few words of advice at that very moment. Little did I know that it would lead me to decide to start a blog series.
The one distinction that makes us as humans unique is that our language is recorded in writing. Being able to preserve intelligence throughout history in the form of written words is what separates us from any other living form. From documents and other texts in history books, we are really lucky to have the resources needed to view the past once more by simply turning to a page in a book. Because of written language, we as individuals and a society as a whole are able to grow, expand, mature, refine, and transform ourselves into greater heights. In addition to the spoken word, writing is an essential key to individual intelligence, whether it is emotional, mental, social, physical, or spiritual.
Writing permits expression of emotion that can not be voiced through action alone. Writing is in many forms, such as poetry, essays, novels, articles, journals, and blogs, etc. Through these different mediums, we as people are able to develop important critical and analytic skills. Most importantly, written words are an essential passageway for communication to become established between two or more persons. Through jotted words, communication becomes smoother and more clear.
I do not know if my old neighbor realizes how large of an impact that her words have had in my life. Because of those words, I have gained the confidence I need to express myself louder vocally. Before, I used to rely on my music and art as the main mediums for me to speak to others. Now, writing has become an attained skill. I still have a lot to improve on, but I am one step closer to become a better writer.
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