In Response To The Anonymous Commenter
Dear Anonymous Commenter,
You asked me what I want to write. The answer is quite simple: Words. I am a philologist. A love and affinity for words flows through my very marrow. A brilliant man, a teacher of mine, once asked me "What is a word?" and I struggled with the answer. Ever since I was asked that question many moons ago, a deep-rooted affection for words has grown within me.
What do I want to write? Words.
From a less literal standpoint, however, I will now answer your question. I want to write the truth. I want to examine the tiniest little aspects and quirks of the human nature and disect them to find the veritas that lies within all things. You see, my friend, nothing is relative. There is a truth to every matter, regardless of how grey it looks. There is a truth to why you brush your teeth in the morning and a truth to why love makes even the strongest of men squirm and giggle like a small child. There is a truth to why success is equated with excess and there is a truth about why the two should never be compared.
What do I want to write? The truth.
What form do I want to write it in? Any and every form. Anything from poetry, to novels, to short stories, that is where I will stake my claim. That is where I will explore these truths. As J.R.R. Tolkien said, "The road goes ever on and on..." and I will go where that road, where my Lord, takes me, and I will write in whatever form He tells me to.
I do believe you are the only person who has ever read this lonely blog. Though I care not, for as long as these lonely musings reach at least one man, I cannot be silenced.
-L.M.Davis
You asked me what I want to write. The answer is quite simple: Words. I am a philologist. A love and affinity for words flows through my very marrow. A brilliant man, a teacher of mine, once asked me "What is a word?" and I struggled with the answer. Ever since I was asked that question many moons ago, a deep-rooted affection for words has grown within me.
What do I want to write? Words.
From a less literal standpoint, however, I will now answer your question. I want to write the truth. I want to examine the tiniest little aspects and quirks of the human nature and disect them to find the veritas that lies within all things. You see, my friend, nothing is relative. There is a truth to every matter, regardless of how grey it looks. There is a truth to why you brush your teeth in the morning and a truth to why love makes even the strongest of men squirm and giggle like a small child. There is a truth to why success is equated with excess and there is a truth about why the two should never be compared.
What do I want to write? The truth.
What form do I want to write it in? Any and every form. Anything from poetry, to novels, to short stories, that is where I will stake my claim. That is where I will explore these truths. As J.R.R. Tolkien said, "The road goes ever on and on..." and I will go where that road, where my Lord, takes me, and I will write in whatever form He tells me to.
I do believe you are the only person who has ever read this lonely blog. Though I care not, for as long as these lonely musings reach at least one man, I cannot be silenced.
-L.M.Davis
posted by L. Mckinley Davis | 1:28 PM
3 Comments:
Yes, I know exactly what you're talking about.
I think it's important to read as many blogs as I can, because it is a great way to understand a huge piece of current culture.
I happen to be a former FCS-er, which is why I took interest in your blog. It kind of makes me smile to see how that fire grows and develops. I was in exactly your state throughout high school. 9th grade was when the wood was laid. 10th grade, it was lit. 11th grade, it was contaminated. But by 12th, it was purified.
After high school, that fire settles and refines itself. Hopefully the fire never dims, simply deepens.
...and as far as truth goes, there is a great poem you'll find in Norton's anthology by Sir Walter Raleigh call "The Lie." I think you'll enjoy it, even though the poem delves into a lot of misconceptions, it has some excellent insights into facing truth.
Interesting to know.
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