I finished with the pending writing assignments of the day and changed my Gtalk status to ‘Available’. It was only yesterday that I realized that one should turn on the ‘Available’ status to get maximum responses for ULRs posted there. You are way down in user’s chat list if your status is ‘Busy’. But then there are hundred other factors that account for the actions of a web user. Consider it a bonus tip for reading this post 
- Do I look like a PROPHET? C’on I’m a regular guy. Just that much.
Anyways I changed my status and after a few seconds, a messaged popped on screen “You .. false prophet!” It was a friend bewildered by my authoritative statements on this blog. I would have thanked him if he dropped a comment here I clarified that my blog was about my personal thoughts and experiences.. I was particularly baffled by his choice of words … false… prophet! lol… Anyways the discussion ended with a happy note when he agreed to start writing himself !
I was reading an article by Robyn this morning. After I read that article, I felt a sense of relief that almost everyone had to wrestle with such things. So I decided that I should have a message ( or call it a declaration) on my blog saying -’
I consider it a lack of understanding on my part if I am not able to enter the tiny closet where my readers hold their personal views , beliefs and revelations. I am perfectly fine with it though. As long as I am expanding myself, I am going to knock several times on everyone’s head to come and understand what I have experienced
Another friend of mine finds disharmony in ‘what i write on my blogs’ and ‘how i live my life.’ Precisely, he uses a term ‘preaching’ for my blogs ( rather a biased treatment if I were to consider his views on this word – he hates it i guess ). Well, each and every thing that we express through words, gestures, manners, behavior, writing and music .. is and will always be ‘preaching.’ I don’t understand my own self completely and that’s why I speak so loudly. Quest is on and I am a happy man on this journey. Worst, it feels, is over now. I got to be authoritative because I write only when I am hundred percent sure that what is being written, is true to myself. One way or other, some people can relate these experiences to their own and they find it amusing.
Posted by Olivia on July 5, 2010 at 12:12 pm
That happens with me almost every time I try to comment upon things. LOL.
And “This” is after I have written all that I had experienced from them back then and with names and details..!!
That’s why I now have become somewhat of a recluse; besides other reasons. Not that I am not gregarious; but just “love” to keep to myself. Of course, I too write what I want to; things that I am convinced about over the years.
Trust me, the same bunch of people who had criticized me years back, are the ones who are my avid readers
Apparently, what matters is how well you know of something. One needs to be convinced about something himself, before putting that across and expect others to atleast understand that. If not appreciate and applaud. That’s exactly how it is and as long as you allow them that window, you are practicing what you are “preaching”
Not a word more- lest I may be sounding – preaching LOL
Posted by holy007lotus on July 5, 2010 at 12:25 pm
“the same bunch of people who had criticized me years back, are the ones who are my avid readers” ~~ yeah exactly Olivia.. the people who could question were the ones who were genuinely interested in what was being written
.. and now I am perfectly fine with ‘preaching’.. Lets just listen to our hearts and do it.. what else could be the way to keep myself and all others happy and satisfied 