why write?

Writing is a dangerous thing. Writing is a thing of the past. Why do I write? Everything thing now is in text, Times New Roman or Arial. Where is the handwritten text? Technology is fast and is now stealing our pen to paper mentality. We type, we text, we are all uniform in our response for one another. Computer made, no longer hand. We like it neat and clear to read. Our handwritten text is getting messier, more unreadable, but it is because we do not practice. Our typing is faster. They our taking away cursive in school, it is a thing of the past. And many in the future will look back on it like hieroglyphics. Will we ask, “What is cursive?” or will there no longer be a word for it.

There was a class back in the day, which would teach people the art of writing. Clean precise storks of ink making language look beautiful and refined. Calligraphy it was called and I guess still is. Maybe no longer in the class room but you can get taught online or maybe YouTube. Cursive was considered beautiful. Our kids will now not be taught this art. 

Will at some point our writing be unreadable? It probably already is. That is why they have us type to make sure they can read it. But they will only get the words. They may only it the meaning behind the word. But the person behind those words will be just another text in Times New Roman, size 12 fonts. There is no character to the text, no mess up, no erase mark or cross out words. This is what makes us human our imperfection. Like spelling the wrong word or giving us the opportunity to look up a word and find that meaning in the journey of doing so. Now we have Microsoft Word.  

Handwritten words is our way to show our individual identity. They are all different, they are all unique. Please don’t forget to write.