Guess I'm supposed to say something profound, or at the very least, something interesting. But really, all I can do is wonder at the whole idea of a "blog". So what is it? Another tool to market ourselves? An online diary that everyone can read?
I'm not much of an exhibitionist, and I think posting a diary is ludicrous. I'm by nature a private person, for starters; I also think that people lie when documenting the events of their day. No one wants to believe they are dishonest or stupid, yet we always seem to slightly bend the truth when it comes to recalling what we've done, or better yet, how we've done it. Are we trying to get people to think of us as inherently good? Or do we inherently think of ourselves as good, and modify our stories to fit that delusion? That we're so convinced of our own righteousness that we'll read our moral compass at true North, no matter where it really is?
Maybe. Maybe not. Maybe both? Maybe some people just don't care about being good. They don't really care which way their compass is pointing, because they're going to take the most convenient path they come to.
I know I'm not the only one who thinks about this sort of thing - probably not even the only person to blog about it. But I truly believe in trying to better myself, and looking back I've noticed a few times in my life when my own vision has been skewed. I travelled with a no-compass-needed-attitude because I'd never gotten lost before. I thought I'd never get lost. How very wrong I was.
So it seems this "blog" is shaping up to discuss the pursuit of self-improvement. I think it's best to go about this by recording my day. No opinions, just straight facts. That way I can (hopefully) objectively look at my life and identify my weaknesses without venturing into Diary territory.
To destroy an enemy one must study it, learn it, and understand it before it can be defeated. And I am both the hero and the villain of my story. My own moral weakness is the only thing that could ruin my life. So I will study; I will learn myself. I will understand sugar and spice, and everything vice.
