Why did I start writing?
“Writing is Living”!
I would love to express my gratitude toward my eldest sister - the most extraordinary person I have known - who made my see a way of living through writing!
I was a naughty kid. I always argued with my eldest sister and sometimes I felt we would not live in the same planet.
One thing triggered a process of changing the whole course of the relationship between me and her is a piece of her WRITING!
I always saw her write everyday but I did not care enough to feel curious about what she was writing. One day, I went to her studying space to see her but she was not there. On her studying table, I saw her notebook open that seemed she forgot to close it. As I did not feel liking her so I did not want to touch what belonged to her including her writing. But, some words appeared in her opened notebook that I never thought would exist in her “dictionary” or her world caught my eyes. The desire to know what was inside of a naughty kid made me want to read her writing to answer “how can these words written by my “not in the same world” sister”.
My eyes sparkled! My heart jumped! I was sinking in each wholehearted words of my sister! I felt touched to read about how hard she had been thinking, how sad she had been felt because of the lost of her closet person - my grandfather, how difficult she had been facing as an oldest sister - working and taking care of me and my other 2 siblings, how strong she had been and writing had helped her release these feelings to be stronger everyday. Somehow, I should have known these facts but my naughtiness would not let me appreciate her effort.
I felt my heart melt, my ego melt, my naughtiness melt!
I started behaving in a more loving way to her since then, starting by listening to her more and reflecting back on my daily behaviours! And I started to write to reflect everyday! It has been almost 30 years since I started writing. It has been almost 30 years of LIVING in a way of connecting deeper with myself, others and life through writing, thanks to my sister and writing!
Each time of writing is a chance of accessing what is in my mind, my soul and transfer it into a physical form. This process helps me to see myself, others and life differently - from a perspective of a storyteller, an observer. This challenges me to free myself from all the social norms and negativity and better myself everyday and do more for others. It has transformed and marked different milestones of my life. Each of my book is a closing chapter for a journey of me discovering more about me and life and that opens a new level of loving, living and giving. Each book is a tool for your self-discover process to go the next level of living and loving with your fullest.
And I truly believe your writing may also change your life and someone’s life as my sister’s writing did to me and my writing has done to me! I am looking forward to reading your writing one day!