RSS feedI’ve been wondering how much I should be writing up new learning experiences. I’m one of those always busy people, who has a lot of different hobbies and interests. Thus I’m always learning, and at various stages of knowledge in various domains.
But in 1, 10, 50 or 100 years, do I really want people to read about the day that I learnt what a theatre “walker” was? Will it affect my job prospects later in life? What if I became a big time theatre producer (not my intent, by the way), clients found my blog in archive.org, and realised I only just learned this stuff in 2004? Or will I be embarassed by it? Conforming to social standards we’ve been conditioned to since birth, and selfishly feeling inadequate because I only just learned something.
Perhaps in years to come, blogs will be the key to reversing these ingrained evils? Blogs are what will keep us honest as the years go by. The Internet is our personal archive, an ever changing permanent record of us and our interactions, recorded for all eternity. A million years from now, the universe will still have a digital (physical) record of the life of Richard BF, his opinions and much of his presence, with scholars pouring over our lives, like modern day archeologists dissecting an Egyptian mummy. Scary.
So here I was considering whether to write about my recent experiences in theatre, when I came across this quote, by Martha Graham:
There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action. And because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium, and be lost. It is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how valuable, nor how it compares with other expressions. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. It is your business to keep the channel open.
While I’ve taken it out of context, I think it’s a great metaphor for life, and for some, blogging in general.
So in a few days, I’ll probably write a little about “walkers”, and the experience of being involved with a production bigger than just a few hundred punters.