We HATE you, you foolish blogger
Published by amrit on Thursday, February 16, 2006 at 9:27 AMMost of them, who are my friends here in IIT, can't understand why someone needs to blog; why I need to blog. Poor creatures!
Those friends who are closer to me, not only don't understand the need to blog but to top it, go ahead and laugh and make fun of this hobby of mine, on the slightest opportunity. This obviously makes my life a little difficult, if nothing else. These guys will make faces, pass some bullshit comments, and try to convince me that blogging is a total time pass, whenever they can. This attitude becomes quite painful at times. But then, I still blog and I know why I do that.
Why do I blog?
I just LOVE blogging. Yes, the answer is as simple as that. Love is the word!
Blogging isn't just another hobby to me, but is a source of immense satisfaction to my soul, in this mad place called IIT where all that matters to every focussed guy is CGPA. Blogging takes me to a new world, lets me share my thoughts and opinions with anyone who cares to, and gives to me an opportunity to delve in something, which makes me feel passionate about it.
The HATERS
These guys I have been discussing are not evil or anything like that. I can try to explain why they react the way they do.
Most of them, have never tried blogging. So they have no idea, what kind of a hobby it is. When it's about painting, or sketching, or playing cricket, everyone knows what the deal is. And the reason is simple. As kids, all of us have tried our hands at these well known hobbies. So we have some clue as to what makes people enjoy these.
So when I make sketches, it is taken in a good spirit but when it comes to blogging, it just appears shit to these dear friends. Not their fault. May be in a couple of years, when the world will realize it's the hobby of the new century, the logic behind blogging will make some sense to these guys. And then they could appreciate what I do.
Till that time, I have to live with the bitter fact that blogging appears so useless to my buddies. The only good thing is that, I know at least few persons who do take it in good spirit. And this is what keeps me going.
many ppl in my gang of friends blog...so here i am the one ridiculed (not so often though...) for NOT blogging...imagine :)
P.S.: please stop this practise of interpreting and documenting psychology of people. It sucks!!!
It is said that hobbies are more a measuer of a man than profession is and are the means to select the right occupation and avoid lifelong suffering. If you wish, you can check out my blog on "MAke your passion your profession". There is an IITan on my blogroll who gave it up all to persue writing as a career. So there you are.
Agreed.
@Sumesh
Thanks for telling that blogging isn't bad. And I had left the madness that you were talking about, long back.
And yes, I don't know if I have understood the need of the century but blogging is definitely the latest hobby of the century. No doubt about it.
@Anshuman
The only problem with you is that you already know everything. For some reasons or another, I guess YOU have become the one who thinks he knows exactly how my brain functions and why I do things which I do. But sorry yaar, you hardly know.
By the way, I am an artist at heart. :D
And I am not made for this engineering bullshit :D :D
Thanks for the good luck, hope that will be helpful to me.
@Aks
I have tried to think seriously, but could never come up with anything. The real world is too harsh for people to survive till they are the best in their fields.
@Hiren
Thanks man.
And your blogsite is really really inspiring. Loved it.
A manifestation of their deepest desires, coupled with the inability, to blog. perhaps?
Yeah, may be.
@Ankit
No, they don't hate someone who blogs. They just act, and try to show that blogging sucks.
I agree! 100% true! May be, a few years down the line, I will get polite too! :) Hopefully!
And if that happens, I will give full credit to you for the inspiration!