Writing...

"I desire that I write for myself alone. It is when that which is buried in me finds expression in words, that I myself come to truly know what was buried in me. It may well be that the reason that I write is because I feel that I may discover more and more and come to know what else may be inside me. As I continue to write, and as more and more experiences unfold from within me, and as I become subject to these experiences, it seems to me that I may, in a way, make it possible for me to know who I am."

- Sundara Ramasamy (translation by Nadesan Satyendra from the Tamil original) - Found this on tamilnation.org.

This stands absolutely true for me - If I had written this myself I could not have phrased it better than this. I write when I am happy, when sad, when I want to capture moments (they work better than photographs for me), when I am frustrated or depressed all I need is a keyboard or a pen to let the thoughts flow out of me and take a form outside of me..Its the bestest relief, for me. I write anonymously on various forums - because it is not appreciation that I seek, it is the liberation of mind's claustrophobia with its own thougts...

As a sidetrack , I find Tamilnation a great resource to understand Tamil literature - makes you realise how much more interesting Tamil classes in school should have actually been!!!