Blog 17.6

I chose to call this blog as 'blog 17.6' because it marks a new beginning, hopefully historic and reminds me of the long break from blogdom.
Feels good to be back
After an inertia break period of 3 months or so, resuming normalcy seems tough. Not just because of the resistance to change but also because of refreshing of the mind. It’s like pressing the ‘refresh’ button on the brain. Suddenly, all vocabulary and grammar has just vanished from the brain into thin air and the brain is searching for new topics, new things to discuss and start afresh.

So, for once, let’s not discuss about religion or politics or films or actors/actresses. Let’s not even discuss the ‘Shiney maid case’ and the frenzy media who has been covering the story like as if the case gives an illusion of impossibility. This time, let’s not even discuss about the common man of India who is the most fascinating creature and me being one makes me think hard about the upliftment of the common man all the time. But, let’s talk about something fundamental about blogging, about blogging itself.

Why does somebody blog? Or what is the meaning of blog?
Is it a personal diary that people want to share with others or
is it an opinion on something that someone strongly feels towards an issue or
is it a message that people want to spread or
is it a warning based on experience or
is it an advertising media for an idea or
is it an educating media
or finally, is it a combination of one or more of the above factors

Interestingly, when I look at my posts, the answer becomes more obvious, I feel I have touched all these aspects, all of them. This observation is in stark contrast with most of the blogs found on the net now. While some give daily descriptions of their lives, some educate and some others spread advertisements. But, not many blogs can be as diverse and one tends to settle on one of the above objectives in order to simplify life.

This is what a break does, it ‘refreshes’ the mind and leaves it pondering about how to start afresh. So, by the time I have posted this blog, I have already got an idea of what my next post is going to look like.