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This is the 50th article I am posting under SOLILOQUY. And I consider it to be a great milestone for the blogger in me. And this special article is going to be a blog about blogging, and then about Soliloquy in particular…

The formal definition considers a blog to be an ongoing chronicle of information. But today the concept of blogging has taken a different meaning. A blog has become a replica of the thoughts and emotions of the author. A beautiful imagery formed using the threads of thought that conjure up our minds and painted using the words from a common language. It showcases the character of the blogger. What Wordsworth gave as the definition of poetry can now be aptly used to define blogging – an overflow of emotions recollected in tranquillity.

Thoughts that form inside our mind always crave for an outlet. Happiness, sorrow, anger, frustration, ecstasy, joy…all these emotions look for a way to free themselves from the confines of the small but complex brain of ours. This is why we always look for someone to speak to, to share our feelings, to provide solace.

But there is one other way for the emotions to be let out – the written form. Why did the written form emerge in first place. Knowledge could have been passed on by word of mouth. Views could have been expressed by speech. But why has the world preferred the written form? Why was literature born? Shakespeare could have narrated his works to a group of people. Why pen them down?

The answer is very simple. the human memory has its limitations. It cannot retain for long and it cannot replicate  the input. Had Shakespeare’s works been transferred by word of mouth, we can be very sure that the Merchant of Venice would have been a very different story, and sonnets would have become couplets. This is exactly why most speeches are misinterpreted and most words are mistaken.

There have been many a times when we take a paper, scribble down our feelings and destroy the paper. Well, it is much better than screaming out loud. And yes, the present day blogs help most people in the same way-to let out their emotions, feelings, joy, sorrow, etc.

Most of us hate loneliness. We all long for someone to be with us, to listen to us, to share our thoughts, to care for us. We all long for such a friend in our lives. In modern times, our blogs are our friends. We spend time with our blogs. Our blogs help the world to connect to us, to know about us.

Soliloquy has been a friend of mine. I share all my thoughts with my blog. Be it my opinion about movies or music or my experiences and defining moments in my life – I share them all with my blog.

Blogging is a trend which is going to last for a really long time. And my blog will continue to be a dynamic image of mine – showing the world what exactly is going on in my life. And milestones are meant to be acheived and surpassed. Pleased with 50 and awaiting the next – 100…