On writing

Each of us has thoughts, some more than others and yet unbeknown to many. Having platforms to express them are one of the fundamental basis' of democracy but at the end of the day, numbers are what matters. Ranging from making decisions on where to eat to establishing entire governments, it's the majority that matters. But imperfect knowledge and personal biasses plague people's rational. People to me are mostly the same just exposed to different realities because of the different experiences that they go through. Of course their mindsets differ vastly. But the sharing of these uniqueness are what shapes an individual as well.

Real changes are driven by a following and the strongest of those are driven by a common belief. And despite the weightage on matter instead of manner when it comes to expressing oneself, it really is of equal importance. One cannot work without the other because of innate human emotions and more particularly ego. People are not willing to accept an idea despite it's merits if the person isn't framing the idea in a diplomatic, genuine and likeable way. In fact, if it is delivered in a seemingly belligerent manner defences will start to kick in and an 'intellectual discourse' will ensue without an end and an outcome.

A bit of a sidetrack really to rant. The point I am trying to make is why I'm writing and this little submission. And this is more for me than for anyone else really, as is most of my posts anywhere. I'm not a great writer and I do believe that I was a more proficient one back in my debate days in highschool or when I was reading History in A-levels. 

One of the main reasons is-I won't lie-a place for me to express my thoughts to just put things into perspective. So I'll mostly be going on and on about opinions and what little knowledge I have to offer. Perhaps what I learnt through my experiences. But in the bigger scheme of things is as practice and to keep my creative juices flowing. Going back to the first paragraph, I think writing is one of the fundamental skills in catalysing positive change and penning out your thoughts flawlessly that stirs empowerment within other people is the goal. Mahathir started with having his own column in the Star and Syed Saddiq's meteoric rise in politics is largely due to his talent in utilising words either it be by speech or written. Hopefully I'll get good enough, worthy of an audience.