Do i really need to be very good at writing, to start writing on platforms like these? Do i need to have certain criteria to fulfill, say, having a blog, or having aced English in school, to qualify as a 'writer’? I have always felt this urge to write. To write to express. To just calm my mind, and rid it of some things, and make space for new things. I used to randomly write a page or two at the back of my notebook in school, or in coaching classes. At first, i used to think “Wow. I can write. I should start a blog.” Because that was THE thing to do. You were respected if you had a blog. You were considered somehow smarter than others. Bold enough to air your views on the internet. So i tried my hand at it. Then came another obstacle. What do i write about? There were fashion bloggers, but I knew about fashion as much as my dog did. There were food bloggers, but i was sort of health conscious, so eating fatty food on a regular basis was a big no. Philosophical blogs? The things i wanted to write about did not really fit into that category. I asked friends. They said your blog does not have to be about anything specific. But then i got scared of failure. What if nobody liked what i wrote? I was too afraid to try.

The truth is, i had forgotten why i wanted to write in the first place. To express, not to impress. This dawned on me a lot later. Like many other people in this world, the profound habit of reading was instilled in me as a child. And somehow, that also resulted in me developing an interest in writing. I always feel like airing my views on things. And i am always open to discussions about them.

I am still afraid to start a blog. One of the other major reasons is that i know it will be hard to maintain it. Im not the type of person who stays true to commitments like these for long. I dont want to be restricted in any way, when it comes to giving voice to my thoughts.