Why Do You Bother Writing?
If I could get a dime for every time someone asked me this question, I wouldn’t have to slave away at my imagination’s mercy. Yes, I did say “slave”. Surprise. Not expecting that from someone who presumably “loves” to write, were you? To answer this question truthfully, let’s start from the beginning. Mesopotamia. One of the current universally accepted ancient civilizations from which “true” writing emerged. Notice those quotations. Here, I’ll type it again without the quotations: true writing. What do I mean by that? Google up the history of writing. Or, if you’re too lazy, here’s a link to a Wikipedia article. Allow me to point out one particular sentence in that article that drew my attention. “It is generally agreed that true writing of language (not only numbers) was independently conceived and developed in at least two ancient civilizations and possibly more.” (Wikipedia: History of Writing) True writing of language, i.e., the birth of actual letters and symbols set
