As this is the first article I am writing .I thought I’d start by telling you a little about myself. My life is topsy turvy.Seen so much still holding a Positive attitude towards life.... Thats Me.....
One fine day i decided to write my blogs that people actually want to read.My life is a mixture of honesty; brutal, unflinching, painfully embarrassing, and pure fictional gold.Being a introward person i was never able to discuss my life experiences with anyone.
My life is a mixture of honesty; brutal, unflinching, painfully embarrassing, and pure fictional gold.Being a introward person i was never able to discuss my life experiences with anyone.
I love to read autobiography, for the same reason I love to read other peoples texts. Because, like everybody else who does the same, I want some reassurance that I am not alone.
This was highlighted to me in ‘a Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius’ by Dave Eggars, a book about a guy whose parents die in quick succession and he is left to bring up his younger brother. In it is a fantasy scene in which Dave applies for the American version of big brother, and it contains his musings on the nature of gossip. What really stood out for me was a long passage whose gist was, ‘if I tell you every detail about my life, how can you use that against me? Because once I have given the information freely it means that it no longer worries me.’ I think it is that simple statement that embodies the whole philosophy behind any good autobiographical piece of work.
This ‘gossip addiction’ we all have works both ways, because as Dave says, by describing to you the embarrassing details of my life, I am absolved from all ridicule simply because I told you it freely, I am laughing with the reader at my own ineptness and as such, as my confessions, once brought to light I am forgiven for all the wrongs contained within. I need to tell you,about my sins, so that I can move on, and you,need to know the gory details of my life so that you don’t feel like such a pervert. And because of this, autobiography forge an emotional link with you, and that is what makes my story special. I want to be part of a community that tells me it’s human to err, that can comfort me when something bad happens by showing me how others cope in times of trouble.
'"Everything in this world can be seen as you wish to. Good or Bad;
Simple or Complicated;
Easy or Difficult. Its not how things are , its about how you look up to them . ...and how you look up to them is all up to you. '"
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