tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post3504776931545906001..comments2023-09-29T15:38:34.435+05:30Comments on rooted: Life in generalgautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-67763336398364313822008-11-24T12:27:00.000+05:302008-11-24T12:27:00.000+05:30I guess every one finds ones own life quite mundan...I guess every one finds ones own life quite mundane to the other things that go around.. But once you start writing it kinda makes you realise and dwell upon things you never gave importance to or noted before...hitch writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07533278513292989066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-68961872854213153462008-11-23T19:43:00.000+05:302008-11-23T19:43:00.000+05:30Absolutely - your essay just takes a different for...Absolutely - your essay just takes a different form. And of course THE WAY YOU LOOK at life is interesting. What goes on around you is not the important part!! As someone else said, you are a poet more than essayist, and that is how you have "your say."<BR/>Lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-54850043657965054052008-11-22T00:39:00.000+05:302008-11-22T00:39:00.000+05:30hmmm... i suppose i'll have to double think about ...hmmm... i suppose i'll have to double think about what you're saying here... i can't agree with everything but you have certainly brought up some interestingpoints. <BR/>but - humanity being above all else? in what sense, gatami? i first understood it as humankind and felt a strong disagreement with the statement.<BR/>(sorry, i ramble)polonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631341810150848122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-7205109992196191252008-11-21T08:20:00.000+05:302008-11-21T08:20:00.000+05:30Oh, I think you are making sense. In using poetry ...Oh, I think you are making sense. In using poetry to express yourself, you ARE telling your story. Oh, it may not always be the biography -- but it expresses you. (And look at the one that you posted the day after this -- if that doesn't tell your story, I'm not sure what could.)Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-16965725149341336042008-11-21T03:23:00.000+05:302008-11-21T03:23:00.000+05:30Simply sorting it out...writing helps us make stac...Simply sorting it out...writing helps us make stacks of our thoughts and arrange them on the shelves of our minds.<BR/><BR/>Interesting that you should write this now. <BR/><BR/>A blog about prayer: <BR/><BR/>http://torristravels.blogspot.com/2008/11/what-do-you-pray-for.html<BR/><BR/>bb+ (Retire In Style Blog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-37360945546304003472008-11-20T19:05:00.000+05:302008-11-20T19:05:00.000+05:30Humanity, the likeness of experience in some tiny ...Humanity, the likeness of experience in some tiny way or great way, is what brings us together, especially in essay. Yes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-12803496641567867442008-11-20T13:13:00.000+05:302008-11-20T13:13:00.000+05:30Hi Gautami,"I only think of humanity being above e...Hi Gautami,<BR/><BR/>"I only think of humanity being above everything else."<BR/><BR/>Me speaking there...<BR/>But a main difference i feel between we two as I see it, from writings is:<BR/><BR/>You think of it.<BR/>I feel for it... <BR/><BR/>rest, it's all fine Gautami...<BR/>take care, too much thinking, as too much of feeling, can only do harm...<BR/><BR/>wishes!<BR/>devikaDevika Jyothihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02349153846127145464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-85034824699226214712008-11-20T11:09:00.000+05:302008-11-20T11:09:00.000+05:30"What do you think?"I tend not to!"What do you think?"<BR/><BR/>I tend not to!Whitesnakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07681488364720396274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-20276631369851676742008-11-20T09:00:00.000+05:302008-11-20T09:00:00.000+05:30interesting way of looking at it.interesting way of looking at it.J. Andrew Lockharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12567156257114496618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-52231363368080622342008-11-20T07:22:00.000+05:302008-11-20T07:22:00.000+05:30Your poetry so often speaks to the "sacred ordinar...Your poetry so often speaks to the "sacred ordinary," the things that matter to your heart, and does it so beautifully.Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623887166087444590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-86749420509597292222008-11-20T06:37:00.000+05:302008-11-20T06:37:00.000+05:30No matter what, it is the thinking and the asking ...No matter what, it is the thinking and the asking which matters, not the arrivals and answers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-25041151874869950812008-11-20T03:21:00.000+05:302008-11-20T03:21:00.000+05:30hope you are well!hugshope you are well!<BR/>hugsKaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525571908541394623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-21383664404665390762008-11-20T02:44:00.000+05:302008-11-20T02:44:00.000+05:30You are definitely making a lot of sense! I'm not...You are definitely making a lot of sense! I'm not much of an essay reader; novels and poetry are my thing. Isn't that what's wonderful about the world? We can write or read whatever we want! Most of my poems are personal ones (even though my life is oh, so mundane!) but I enjoy reading other types as well.Linda Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14459940700516084069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-17463986512080809752008-11-20T02:04:00.000+05:302008-11-20T02:04:00.000+05:30You do so well at producing new thoughts in old re...You do so well at producing new thoughts in old readers...I was intriqued by the intellectual snobbism - nice work!!Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-37992989893905524942008-11-20T00:40:00.000+05:302008-11-20T00:40:00.000+05:30I am still pondering your comment on intellectual ...I am still pondering your comment on intellectual stimulation corrupting our mind. Although I don't like it, I think you're on to something here. Pandora's box or the Garden of Eden story both reflect this idea... Are their such ideas in Hindu thought?<BR/><BR/>I enjoy reading personal essay, but not a too heavy diet of them.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-54259874178554256432008-11-20T00:20:00.000+05:302008-11-20T00:20:00.000+05:30All great writers use their emotions to weild thei...All great writers use their emotions to weild their craft.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-66734851079418164362008-11-19T21:26:00.000+05:302008-11-19T21:26:00.000+05:30So true, about without darkness light has no meani...So true, about without darkness light has no meaning. The nature of our physical reality is based on those opposites.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-28523490581314230212008-11-19T21:08:00.000+05:302008-11-19T21:08:00.000+05:30I don't consider myself an essayist. I wish I coul...I don't consider myself an essayist. I wish I could write them.Thom Gabrukiewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13286670695334830471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-1756752502105785192008-11-19T20:02:00.000+05:302008-11-19T20:02:00.000+05:30Poetry is a wonderful way to process the day to da...Poetry is a wonderful way to process the day to day happenings in our lives. I have struggled with writing poetry but do so appreciate reading it. Great post.Juliann in WAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15895551530087690102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-58858052885312400472008-11-19T19:55:00.000+05:302008-11-19T19:55:00.000+05:30of course you are making much sense. the questions...of course you are making much sense. the questions you asked are very valid.<BR/>and it's ok to feel strongly abt certain issues, that's why u write poetry. :)dsnake1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724264906690080704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825130.post-43343028164017973642008-11-19T19:51:00.000+05:302008-11-19T19:51:00.000+05:30"I also deal with any tension or my emotions by wr...<I>"I also deal with any tension or my emotions by writing poetry about that, which at times tends to get dark."</I><BR/><BR/>I do the same thing, only instead of poetry, I write personal essays. The problem is, when tension is high or I'm in a bad place, the writing almost always goes dark. These are the ones I keep to myself and don't let others read.<BR/><BR/>Nice post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15334812243182354729noreply@blogger.com