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Was It Worth It?
Writing can be a Gift and a Curse.
The gift is so beautiful and ethereal, otherworldly.
But the curse is real; cruel and unyielding.
The Gift is to create.
It’s exhilarating to be able to create something so eternal and beautiful.
Your fingers can’t keep up with your thoughts.
Your thoughts are running a thousand miles per moment!
The stream is endless.
But then something rips you out.
You’re jerked violently out of your world,
Your Creativity.
And you wonder: Was It Worth It?
Was it worth it to be able to write something so magical,
only to be ripped away,
to feel the great agony that comes with that forced, abrupt stop?
The Curse is a trap.
At the computer, or parchment, or notebook.
Chained to the legs of the desk.
You have no choice.
No choice but to write.
You’re devoted to your story.
You’re losing sleep. Losing your Mind. Your very self.
You realize that you just have to keep going.
Keep moving forward, and don’t ever look back.
So you ask yourself again:
Was It Worth It?
Oh, God, YES!