Let's face the music.

About the writing.

Writing isn't just about the conventions or the diction. Sure, it's a majorly significant part of it, but we'd be fools not to acknowledge the rest. More than anything this site is a creative space for... well, the creative. As well as the not so creative but hey there's room for everyone. This is definitely not me saying that we should push the formalities aside and rely only on the central ideas, because I really don't agree with that. 

*police siren sounds in the background*

officer: you are under arrest for beating around the bush. Anything you say can and will be held against you in a court of law..

me: WAit! I'll get to the point !!!!!

Maybe what I want to say is that sometimes we want to help people (or rather we'd like to think we're being helpful), but not everyone is gonna like what you have to say, nor do they have to. Realizing this is part of facing the music. Now, don't get me wrong, this is not to limit freedoms of speech. Of course, you can say whatever the hell you want whenever the hell you want, but understand the implications of that freedom. Understand the possible retaliations or consequences. 

Through my last blog post, I realized this. This doesn't mean I can't stand by what I say to someone, or let my stance be known. This is more of me getting used to the idea that everyone can't be pleased. During these times, Newton's third law becomes pretty handy: for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Applies perfectly, doesn't it? 

Did I really expect my comment to be deleted?

No, I honestly didn't, and to be perfectly honest I was a little bothered by it. I thought of it as the author restricting what I wanted to say. It' not about the comment but about the principle. I mean this is a public domain, I should be able to "say whatever the hell I want whenever the hell I want." And I am. But that brings us to another important question:

Was the author wrong for deleting my comment? 

No, not at all. As unfair as I may have thought it at the time, it was within the author's full rights to do that. Because the author doesn't have to agree with or like or even understand what I have to say. These are the implications that come with speaking your mind. 

And this brings up another great point, it was unwarranted counsel. Usually authors might make little notes that encourage readers to comment and give an advice or ideas they feel would be helpful to the story. I'll tell you right now that the author did not have notes like this of any kind. So essentially I assumed that it was okay to lend out my criticisms. And no matter how constructive they were, they were still unwarranted.

Now this post is not a "cop out" as I don't regret sending a message. This is more of some documentation that I realized something. Maybe other people will come across this who have felt similarly, at least, I hope so. 

This is a topic that many others don't understand, so similarly I am included in this group of clueless people. I got a lot to learn too. Sometimes we don't realize these seemingly obvious things, and that's okay because we learn, we grow. It's the baggage that comes with being human, unfortunately.

TLDR; freedom of speech isn't as free as you thought it was...

Thank you guys that commented on or read my last blog, I really love to interact with you guys.