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Winston Zhang
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Sunday, June 15, 2008
18:31:00
It's been said that some of my posts can get very long. Well, I like it that way.
I feel that it might be a subconscious reaction to the fact that I'm cynical about so many things in life. I'm sure most, if not all, of you guys know what I feel about the state of the world, how screwed up it is and all that.
It'd be impossible to have the will to continue living if all I had were these cynical thoughts. We all need our escapes from the realities of life, and mine are music (mostly listening, sometimes playing) and, well, writing. Therefore, obviously I indulge myself whenever I do either.
That's the reason for my (sometimes) long-as-hell posts, as well as why sometimes I ignore people when I have my iPod earphones in my ears. There are some songs you just cannot skip; it'd be doing it an injustice.
I also think the summary portion of english comprehension papers are partially to blame for my posts sometimes being so long. Summaries are a fantastic metaphor for the world, preferring concisement and constriction over creativity, and the chance for one to express oneself fully. A by-product of being forced to cramp my writing for so long is letting my creative juices just flow as much as I want whenever I get the opportunity, whether that be in blog posts, compositions or any other form of writing.
Sometimes things just need their space to grow. And when space is afforded to me for my writing, I take full advantage of it.
Anyway, sometimes things need to be long for the full creativity to be appreciated. Once again it's a matter of of not cramping something that needs space to fully realise its potential. A piece of music designated to be three movements would, at the very least, sound weird if compressed to fit into one, for example. Worse, it could be ruined by the compression.
So many things have to be controlled in life. It's only right that some other things are left unfettered, right?