Wednesday, October 22, 2014

The Real Slim Shady

Hello again!!

It has been a long long time since I published something here. And it has not been for a lack of trying.  I have come here quite a lot, in fact, started to write something, and not been able to. It has been a kind of writer's block, which makes me wonder if I would be able to complete this particular blog-post as well.

Which is not to say that I have not been writing. I have been writing quite a lot, mainly on my Facebook page, where I have created a character called the Great Traveler, who (as the name might suggest) travels around the world, and philosophizes about the world with a liberal view. His stories are read out as verse, and I have a new story almost every week. The Great Traveler hates the corporate world, is a secularist, and is completely against the violent nationalism sweeping people across India. He has a pretty good sense of humour too, but has a lot of women troubles - namely, he does not have any women, which is the sum of all his troubles. I think it makes for a good read - and is something you should probably check out (Self promotion never really killed anybody, did it?)

But for all that writing, whenever I come to this blog, where I actually started writing and realizing the path towards my yet awaited dream to become a published and renowned author one day, I have been short of words.  I am not really sure why this is so.  A possible theory is that I need to be in a certain mood to write here on this blog. Apart from the Mahabharat story, which also is a creation of a certain different frame of mind, my blog posts here are generally darker and written in a more sombre state of mind as compared to the stuff I write otherwise. My posts here are more cynical whereas my Facebook posts have me as a much more positive person. I often jiggle myself around between the two - sometimes believing in the basic goodness of human beings in general, and at other times believing that most of mankind is stupid and selfish. The first part often reflects in my liberal Facebook posts, and the other, cynical part reflects in most of my posts here. Even my own Mahabharat written here stems from the cynicism of disbelieving what the victors tell you.

So which brings me to the question - which is the real me? Is the blog writer my alter ego, or does it capture my real thoughts, and what I write on Facebook is what I want the general public to see? Am I actually a negative person, trying to fool people otherwise? In other words, will the real writer in me please stand up?

(P.S: I have been able to complete this post. Double thumbs up).

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

What about those who are not on facebook and want to read ballads of this great traveller? (Saggitarian nomadic-hippie spirit calling out)
And you better become regular at posting,or else...

Anonymous said...

You have no progeny to save for, so you can become a writer and see if you can become the next chetan bhagat (not sarcasm,he does earn a lot)
Or teach kids so that you can relive your childhood and contribute more to the grassroots.
You are shit scared of change,even if that'd be for the better,eh?

Anonymous said...

You are stuck in a time warp bud.

zubin said...

@Anon1: Come to facebook to read the ballads of the Great Traveler. And posting regularly here depends a lot on my mood, which is not in my control P.S: Do I know you?
@Anon2: Yep, I guess I am. Hate being the next Chetan Bhagat though. And have done bits and pieces of what you say.
@Anon3: True that I guess.

Micky said...

Hello, there, Zubin, I had enjoy your blog for a while, please come more often here and keep on writing your version of Mahabharat.

Witness said...

You are both, sum of all your good and dark moods :)And that's what makes us complete and real!

zubin said...

@Micky: Thank you so much. Yeah, I will try to come more often here.
@Shweta: That is true, I think. As always, you have your words of wisdom :).

Anonymous said...

Write Often here. We wait for your writings :)

Unknown said...

after i reading your story i realized that, you are grate author
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