A few days ago – I met an Army Officer who is retiring soon.
Since I am a Veteran who has retired many years ago – he asked me:
“How do you “occupy” yourself after retirement...?”
“I “Blog”...” I said.
“Why do you “Blog”...?” he asked.
This blog post is for him.
Let me reflect and introspect on the moot question:
“Why Do I Blog...?”
Also – let me motivate you (and my friend) to blog – by telling you (and him) – Why You Should Blog...
BLOGGING – WHY I BLOG
Musings of a Blogger
By
VIKRAM KARVE
WHY YOU SHOULD BLOG
If you do not blog – or if you are a newbie budding blogger – there is one movie you must see – Julie and Julia
The story is about a woman who is thoroughly bored with life and is on the verge of depression.
She hates her job at a call-centre.
Her married life is stagnating.
She is depressed as she feels that her life has become static – and she feels that there is nothing to look forward to in her life.
Her husband introduces her to blogging – and – he motivates her to start a blog.
He tells her to start blogging about anything she likes.
After considering various options – she picks up a cookbook The Art of French Cooking – and she decides to cook one recipe everyday and then blog about her culinary experience cooking that dish.
Gradually – she has many readers and her blog becomes popular.
In fact – one day when she does not post a blog – her angry fans ask her why she has not posted on that day – and this inspires her to make a commitment to herself and to her readers to be regular in posting a blog.
Now – she has something to look forward to everyday – to cook a recipe and then write and post a blog about her culinary experience every day.
She starts feeling motivated and happy as her blog draws lots of readers – her blog posts elicit numerous comments and evoke a tremendous response.
Soon – her blog makes her famous – and her blogging finally culminates in her becoming a published author.
Her days of depression are a long way off – a forgotten thing of the past.
That is the beauty of Blogging.
Blogging gives you something to look forward to – yes – something to look forward to do every day.
Once you start enjoying Blogging – you will not sleep until you have posted something on your Blog.
Blogging will make you happy – as there is a saying:
“The key to happiness is to have something to look forward to...”
Blogging is something you will look forward to – every day
And so – Blogging will keep you Happy.
Also – do remember:
Your Blog is your literary and intellectual Legacy in cyberspace – for posterity.
You may go away from this world – but your Blog will remain forever.
FOUR AIMS OF LIFE
There are four things we all strive to do in our life:
1. to LIVE
2. to LOVE
3. to LEARN
4. to LEAVE A LEGACY
(You may or may not leave many things as your legacy – but – if you blog – your BLOG will remain your LEGACY forever even after your are gone from this world)
FOUR STAGES OF BLOGGING
Likewise – there are 4 Stages to enjoying Blogging:
1. Anticipation (looking forward to blogging)
2. Savouring the moment (enjoying the sheer pleasure of blogging and the joy of experiencing your creative juices flow)
3. Expression (sharing your creativity, interacting with fellow bloggers and friends in the blogosphere to heighten your experience)
4. Reflection (harking back on your blogging experiences by re-reading your old blogs and comments of your fans for happy nostalgic memories)
A BLOG A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY
Start Blogging.
Keep Blogging.
Blogging will change your life for the better.
You can take my word for it.
You will feel happy as you will have something to look forward to every day.
That is the beauty of Blogging.
It gives you something to look forward to – yes, something to look forward to do every day.
Once you start enjoying Blogging – you will not sleep until you have posted something on your blog.
Blogging will make you happy – as they say that – the key to happiness is to have something to look forward to in life.
And – do remember – that – your Blog is your literary and intellectual Legacy in cyberspace – for posterity.
You may go away – but – your Blog will remain forever.
Most importantly – Blogging will make you feel good and keep you healthy.
They used to say:
An Apple a day keeps the Doctor away
Maybe – now they will say:
A Blog a day keeps the Doctor away
VIKRAM KARVE
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