A LETTER TO MY READERS
(It would mean a lot to me if you took the time to read this particular article.)
It’s five in the morning right now; I’ve been awake since three. The thing is I have been thinking, worrying mostly. I would like to say that I’m worried about poverty or income inequality or world hunger or even terrorism, but I’m not, I have matters closer to home that need my urgent attention. I’m worried about my future. It’s not like I don’t worry about the other stuff but the other stuff doesn’t break me, it doesn’t cripple my desire to live my life the way it’s supposed to be lived. It doesn’t stop me from being the person I wish to become; it drives me to want to be more.
You see I’ve been alive for nineteen years now and I like to think I see things different from most people. I’m not saying that I’m smarter than anyone else or that I even know how the world works. I’m not making any grand claims of some innate knowledge that is forbidden to others. Heck I’ve always been an average student who sucks at math more notably than other subjects. What I am trying to say is that I try to think about the stuff that I see other people ignoring. The bottom line is I like to think, you can call it daydreaming or whatever else that suits your perception of me developed through your assessment of the way I write.
I enjoy blogging because it provides me with a platform where I can convert my thoughts to something useful rather than remaining idle thoughts. It provides me with an opportunity to transform my dreams into works of fiction which I think other people enjoy reading. It gives me joy to think that there’s someone halfway across the world, a stranger, who smiles at a joke I made or who cries because of something inexplicable in my writing that may have touched something inside him or her that made that person feel something or help him identify a feeling he/she hadn’t realized was there to be felt. That’s all I wish to do. I want to make people feel; to share in what were once idle thoughts running through my head. That is what blogging is to me. That is what writing is to me. And that is the work that I wish to do. I wish to be free to think and to write. I may be young but I like to think I am wise. I may be careless but I like to think that’s its simply because the things that mean so much to you mean nothing to me, but for you I’ll try.
But reality has to intervene at some point. I can’t keep on blogging simply because I wish to. It’s not a hobby for me and as yet I don’t think that I have approached it as a professional. But I’d like to keep on going, simply because I enjoy doing so. There are tens of thousands of others like me that use platforms such as Word press to share their thoughts with the world and I have to say that it’s a thriving community. The blogosphere is full of talented people who spend years honing their craft and yet true success is a rare thing. There are many people who blog just for themselves. I am not one of those people and at the same time I am one of them. I blog so that other people know what it is that I would never have been able to convey in front of a microphone but can easily do so on a sheet of digital paper, something which I believe is worth sharing, something beautiful and useful and a product of my mind.
I want you ‘dear reader’ to share this article with the world. I want you to help me continue what I am doing because you have the power to do so simply by clicking a button. I want you to share my thoughts with that stranger halfway across the world. You’ve seen me come this far, for you I’d like to go farther, because it is for you that I write and you that I thank for allowing me to come this far.
Yours faithfully,
Shitij.
(Please share this article, I want the world to know the value of our words)
PS – I wrote this article a year ago and since then a lot has changed. I published my first novel this year and am on the brink of finishing the second one. I’m thankful to all the people who encouraged me and made this possible.
Here’s a link to the book in case you would like to take a look
January 15, 2016 at 8:59 am
Great write Shitij, you’ve touched upon some of the reasons people blog. One thing I really like about blogging is how therapeutic it is for people to write what they think and feel
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January 15, 2016 at 9:02 am
Thank you and yes blogging can be therapeutic
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January 15, 2016 at 10:39 am
Now that you’ve penned down all ur feelings, I guess you feel better and less burdened. I thought of writing something like this only but you wrote already, so I’ll better share yours;)
I too fear growing up, not growing up but thinking of future. I just wish everything goes well with me and everybody else.
All the best and do what you desire to 😉
Chookas Shitij 😉
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January 15, 2016 at 10:44 am
Thanks a lot and also its the first time i ve ever come across chookas 😛
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January 15, 2016 at 10:45 am
😂 It’s the same as Break a leg 😉
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January 15, 2016 at 10:46 am
Ooo nice 😉 hw was physics?
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January 15, 2016 at 10:48 am
😂 what do you expect ,man ?
PhySucks exam and you’re seriously asking how was it, haha…
Okay-Okay !
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January 15, 2016 at 10:49 am
Lol physucks
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January 15, 2016 at 10:51 am
😂 😂 hahaha, Yeah , Bloody mind Sucking phySucks.
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January 15, 2016 at 10:55 am
Ur Funny :p
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January 15, 2016 at 10:55 am
I am, yes ^_^ 😉
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January 15, 2016 at 10:59 am
Wt bout bye-eulogy?:P
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January 15, 2016 at 12:30 pm
😂 i can’t resist blogging :p
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January 15, 2016 at 1:25 pm
i know
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January 15, 2016 at 1:28 pm
Haha, n still asking :p
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January 15, 2016 at 10:59 am
I know lame
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January 15, 2016 at 12:31 pm
😂 Hww, that’s not true… Shameless Dusht 😂 :p
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January 15, 2016 at 1:26 pm
dusht..:P rofl
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January 15, 2016 at 1:28 pm
😂 it’s kinda pet word :p
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January 15, 2016 at 1:29 pm
yeah it’s my fav emoji 😛
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January 15, 2016 at 1:31 pm
Dusht emoji ? What ? I didn’t get it :p
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January 15, 2016 at 1:33 pm
oyi you’re confusing me and no my emoji’s not dusht, just look at it 😛
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January 15, 2016 at 1:41 pm
😂 what ? You’ve a check on that too, I barely check my stats.
N my quesn was different, u didn’t answer … hahaha… and thnq *LOL*
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January 15, 2016 at 1:43 pm
you got me so confused with the dusht emoji stuff. So what was the question?
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January 15, 2016 at 1:46 pm
😂 hahaha … you call dusht an emoji 😂
Okay , forget it now .
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January 15, 2016 at 1:49 pm
Not that you called my pet word which is 😛 dusht… Go through your comments you’ll get what I mean
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January 15, 2016 at 1:54 pm
wait I thought u were talking about my pet word which is :p and not that dusht is your pet word. Wow this is probably one of the weirdest conversations I’ve had in a very long time.
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January 15, 2016 at 2:08 pm
😂 OMG! Bafflement surrounds , hahaha…
I was talking about my pet word and can ‘ 😛 ‘ be a pet word? Hah, Noo…
Yes it’s funny and too very confusing :p
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January 15, 2016 at 8:44 pm
But 😛 can be a pet emoji
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January 15, 2016 at 11:53 am
You literally describe how I feel sometimes, I guess a lot of us do. But then, I just try to drown the thoughts and focus on to present only. 🙂
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January 15, 2016 at 1:24 pm
Yes but we only think these things because some part of us knows that there is some truth in it. Though I’m glad to know that I am not the only one.
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January 15, 2016 at 1:35 pm
Writing is like an escape for me… I know how you feel. This post is so related to my life 🙂
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January 15, 2016 at 1:39 pm
Thank you 🙂
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January 15, 2016 at 1:40 pm
glad to know that there are so many other’s like me
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January 15, 2016 at 1:41 pm
🙂
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January 15, 2016 at 2:35 pm
You are very wise for your young years. I hope you will continue to write whether you blog it or not.
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January 15, 2016 at 4:54 pm
Thank you……means a lot
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January 15, 2016 at 4:30 pm
Man. I could relate to this piece so well that now I feel it was a part of me and someone just wrote it down to let me read and accept it.
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January 15, 2016 at 8:46 pm
Thank you….that’s what I was aiming for.
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January 15, 2016 at 4:55 pm
Shitij, you write very well and use time constructively with blogging. However to take it to a professional level , you would need to dedicate a whole lot of time and resources. So pls decide judiciously what your objective with blogging is, and see to it that you do not neglect other more important activities for blogging. Worrying about future has never helped anybod. Instead just do whatever you have to with practical consideration and full concentration.
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January 15, 2016 at 8:48 pm
I’m not exactly known for my practicality, but I know what you’re saying and how important it is. Thank you for the advice I really needed it, I’ll try harder. And thank you for reading my posts.
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January 15, 2016 at 6:59 pm
I love this! I especially love the third paragraph about why you love blogging and writing because I feel the same way. Thanks so much for writing this and I am going to reblog it right now 🙂
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January 15, 2016 at 7:20 pm
Thank you so much..
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January 15, 2016 at 7:00 pm
Reblogged this on vintage smiles.
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January 15, 2016 at 9:03 pm
Thank you for sharing and you might want to check the reblog link as there is some technical error and i cant follow the link to your blog.
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January 16, 2016 at 8:13 am
Ok thanks 🙂
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January 15, 2016 at 7:03 pm
Reblogged this on Semantic Labyrinth .
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January 15, 2016 at 7:04 pm
I’ve love it, I think it is simply perfect: direct, personal and emotional. I wish I could write like you someday 🙂
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January 15, 2016 at 8:58 pm
Thank you, your appreciation is all I need and from the few posts on your blog that are in english I can easily make out that there is absolutely nothing which you could learn from me except maybe write what you really wish to write about, write with a passion and that’s all it takes to start a fire.
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January 16, 2016 at 2:54 am
Wow, I feel like you done a remote viewing into my life. Lol. Your post, how you feel, what writing and blogging means to you, I can relate. Hard to believe you’re 19, you’re almost a baby compare to me. Continue doing what you do. Your posts are wonderful! ☺️
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January 16, 2016 at 8:42 am
thank you 😀
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January 24, 2016 at 5:16 pm
Shared
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January 24, 2016 at 5:17 pm
Thank you 😀
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January 25, 2016 at 4:06 am
Very well written, Shitji. Amazingly insightful post!!!
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January 25, 2016 at 6:52 pm
thank u
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January 25, 2016 at 7:52 am
I can relate to you so much, it’s just insane! The part about maths… Same.
In some way, I found my own self inside this art piece, I can understand how penning down your emotions, and those deep thoughts you ponder over time, can cause a great sense of relief.
Interestingly, I would love to know a part of you, better.
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January 25, 2016 at 1:43 pm
um which part? lol
Thank you for following my blog, I m glad that you could relate…its just so hard finding people who actually get you. I gave up on maths a long time ago. Also if you want to know me better all the links are on the top right corner of the page.
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January 25, 2016 at 6:27 pm
Every part.. xD
And.. Sure. I’ll contact you. 🙂
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January 25, 2016 at 6:32 pm
😛
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January 26, 2016 at 1:23 pm
Where do I contact you? Facebook? Gmail? where?
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February 6, 2016 at 9:45 am
Dear Shitij, I love what you say about thinking. Someone once told me, “Thinking is a luxury.” And it is for me. I love it. I cherish it. I never get enough. I have Thinking Spots everywhere I go. Enjoy yours. And I will think of you.
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February 6, 2016 at 9:52 am
Thank you so much…and yes i ll cherish it
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February 7, 2016 at 4:57 am
Young man, at 19 years old, I imagine you are leaps and bounds ahead of the curve in mastering your craft of writing. There are over a hundred million blogs, and multiply that near infinity when it comes to posts – and while this is my first one – your passion fills the air and your reader engagement is sky high. At 19 years old, patience is the toughest lesson to learn. But continue to write and know you are making a contribution and building a catalog all at such a young age.. The pleasure is mine. Look forward to introducing you to The Neighborhood. (big smile)
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February 7, 2016 at 5:05 am
Thank you sir…..your words mean the world to me and you advice is invaluable….Patience though a virtue is tough to follow…..thank you once more…I m glad you enjoyed reading my posts..it was a pleasure writing them
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February 7, 2016 at 5:14 am
You are very welcome. Look forward to reading more. (big smile)
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December 13, 2016 at 3:19 pm
Reblogged this on shitijsharma24 and commented:
I wrote this article a year ago and since then a lot has changed. I published my first novel this year and am on the brink of finishing the second one. I’m thankful to all the people who encouraged me and made this possible.
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December 16, 2016 at 3:58 am
Reblogged this on IDLE MUSER (aka Aditi) and commented:
Hello to all my fellow bloggers,
This is Shitij, a nineteen years old author, from Delhi. At this tender age, he has published his debut novel which I am yet to read. But seeing his write-ups, I am pretty sure the book is not going to disappoint me. Please do read his thoughts on writing.
Have a Good day!
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December 16, 2016 at 6:48 am
Thank you so much Aditi 😀
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December 16, 2016 at 7:01 am
My pleasure! 😉
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December 16, 2016 at 4:52 am
Reblogged this on Nesie's Place and commented:
Much wisdom here…especially for one so young.
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December 16, 2016 at 6:48 am
Thanks a lot 😀
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December 16, 2016 at 5:09 am
For a 19 year old you have amazing command over the language. 👍
I’m not sure if you will take it as a compliment when I say that every word of yours rings true with me. I blog because I love to blog, to write. Have been doing it for almost 9 years now, on and off. It was much before numbers became important and half-baked posts with bad grammar started showing up frequently.
Enjoy life, enjoy writing. Cheers!
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December 16, 2016 at 6:50 am
I will most definitely take that as a compliment 😀
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December 16, 2016 at 8:18 am
☺
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April 18, 2017 at 6:39 am
Wow, I’ve been here before. This time I shared it on Twitter too. 😉😀
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April 19, 2017 at 5:57 pm
Awesome…Thanks 😀
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April 23, 2017 at 8:16 pm
It’s okay to worry. That’s why I blog to get the worries of the world out. I always feel better when I can type up a good rant and publish it to the world.
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April 24, 2017 at 7:05 am
Me too. It always helps to pen down your thoughts.
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