I am always at a loss when it comes to words. I relish the idea of writing and seeing how a well-thought plan finds fruition in the form of an essay or a short fiction, but I guess the most entertaining and perhaps most rewarding idea of all is to find joy in seeing your own work take shape and find polish in careful and attentive edits. I have always taught my students the importance of refining and editing one's work.
What I find so appealing in the process is the engaged work of the mind as it examines assumptions held behind every attempt to present the truth. Or in some cases, truths. The mind of course is given that terrible opportunity to grasp reality and experiences and make it an appearing report of interesting things, expressed in a narrative that is both sustaining to the mind and rewarding for the spirit.
While not everyone will be as focused in following some precious truth promised by the writer, the need to present the truth as perceived by the presenter is something that has to be considered carefully. While all human experiences are but touches on the reality of a grand truth which the writer must consider is something worth paying attention to. Every human experience - every heartache, every momentous bliss, every sigh of surrender and every tear, is worth the attention.
