The Art of Losing
I recently came third in a short story writing competition in my school. My reaction made people believe I was cranky, because I wasn't too happy. But the fact is, they don't understand why I was upset despite winning.
My father is also a writer. He's been writing for magazines, journals and newspapers for more than half a decade.Since he writes a lot about travel, he sometimes gets invited by European governments as a journalist. he has been to European countries most Indians don't even know about. In short, he may not be a bestselling novelist, but he is a writer.
I don't deny that my father's talented, but the fact is that what I lack in talent, I make up for in enthusiasm. Neither my dad nor my grandfather began writing at the age of nine. It's my dream to actually pursue writing as a career. I won't be unrealistic about it, but I won't rule it out either. But the sad truth is that the moment people find out my father is a writer too, they believe the only reason I get published is because my dad puts in a word for me.
Now, it is true that my father can be a big help sometimes, but not always. Actually, even the idea is funny, because it's not like my dad is the biggest writer in the country right now. To be quite honest, most of my writing assignments are all mine. For example, this blog isn't about him. All the posts are written by me and everything, from the design to the ideas, is exclusively mine. If I couldn't write, I wouldn't be doing it. But people want to see things in a negative light sometimes.
I know it's petty, but I constantly keep trying to prove people wrong. I try to win competitions which are supposed to be fair and unbiased, so nobody can question me. But now I am starting to realize it doesn't really matter what people think. Good people will encourage me for whatever talent I have and people who themselves are not used to working hard for the things they get are the ones who always suspect that everyone else get things in twisted ways. So from now on, I'm just going to try to be a good writer and hopefully, I will become one. What people say simply won't matter.
My father is also a writer. He's been writing for magazines, journals and newspapers for more than half a decade.Since he writes a lot about travel, he sometimes gets invited by European governments as a journalist. he has been to European countries most Indians don't even know about. In short, he may not be a bestselling novelist, but he is a writer.
I don't deny that my father's talented, but the fact is that what I lack in talent, I make up for in enthusiasm. Neither my dad nor my grandfather began writing at the age of nine. It's my dream to actually pursue writing as a career. I won't be unrealistic about it, but I won't rule it out either. But the sad truth is that the moment people find out my father is a writer too, they believe the only reason I get published is because my dad puts in a word for me.
Now, it is true that my father can be a big help sometimes, but not always. Actually, even the idea is funny, because it's not like my dad is the biggest writer in the country right now. To be quite honest, most of my writing assignments are all mine. For example, this blog isn't about him. All the posts are written by me and everything, from the design to the ideas, is exclusively mine. If I couldn't write, I wouldn't be doing it. But people want to see things in a negative light sometimes.
I know it's petty, but I constantly keep trying to prove people wrong. I try to win competitions which are supposed to be fair and unbiased, so nobody can question me. But now I am starting to realize it doesn't really matter what people think. Good people will encourage me for whatever talent I have and people who themselves are not used to working hard for the things they get are the ones who always suspect that everyone else get things in twisted ways. So from now on, I'm just going to try to be a good writer and hopefully, I will become one. What people say simply won't matter.
But you won all the awards at the "Rotary Club" competition,didn't you?
ReplyDeleteso that proves you are a very talented writer ;)