It's been a very old habit - I love to admire my handwriting. I think every person has a tinge of narcissism in her/him. Even I do. I like everything about myself. I love to pretend that I am perfect. And sometimes I feel that my handwriting is indeed perfect. At such times, usually, I have found the perfect pen that enhances the strengths and hides the weaknesses of my handwriting.
Back when I was at an age when I would still love to be picked up by my mom, I used to get a lot of homework from school. I would have to write a lot. I would strive to be consistently impressive in my handwriting. Then I would pretend to be tired, and have my mom pick me up - ostensibly for comfort, but my only intention was to admire my writing from a height.
By this time, my sister learned to write, and I realized that her handwriting was much better than mine. She wrote like an artist, sketched like an artist, and drew like an artist. But the narcissist in me would not let me compare myself to her. Becuase, obviously, my handwriting was perfect. After all, it is impossible to improve perfection.
With college came the rampant use of the ball-pen. I had only used ink-pens in school. The change in pens took a toll on my wirting. But I admired even that. I was of course too academic and intelligent to bother with anything so trivial as my handwriting. I continued my almost illegible journey with my ball-pen right through my post-graduation. All this time, I would be frantically searching for the 'right' pen for my exams. Blue would be an all-time favourite; but sometimes black would win over.
When I started working after my post-graduation, I hardly wrote anything on paper. I was stuck to the computer all the time. It's the same story even today. But nothing excites my creativity like a pen in my hand. Many a times, I just pick up the pen to write long paragraphs just to admire my writing. (Is this one of those instances? - Your call to judge!) All my blogs are first written on a paper, then they are duly admired, and then they are finally put online.
After all, only self-admiration can make us handwriting-narcissists happy.
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5 comments:
Aye...this is such a cute post. I loved it. And yes, it's awesome that you write down everything first and then type it in. I am stuck on the keyboard now. Ani tujha handwriting ajunahi consistent ahe. Majha nahi rahila. :)
dont tell me ....you write all this down on paper !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's fun reading your blogs. Write something new please!
It's same with me too...
Gone are the dayz.. when i used to love writing and reading anything, anytime and anywhere...
But now a dayz being in IT field... writing with pen has been like obsolate thing for me...
But soon i'm going to make it a habit...
Thanks mukta...for reminding me this...
hee hee.. and I thot i was the only one who does this.. ( i mean writing the entire post on paper first).. :)
And as far as admiring my handwriting goes.. :D i'll be blind if I say my handwriting is anywhere even near perfect :) :D
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