Nothing ever worth knowing can be taught.

...Well, at least thats what I told myself this morning.

I'm still having trouble adjusting to the journalistic writing style. I think I may have fared better if I would have just got into english, or history, or literature. Simply for the reason that I find it much easier to read a book and write an essay on it in contrast to writing an article. It's just a different mindstate you have to get in, so many years of trying to embellish essays to sound like a smartass in highschool has brainwashed me into thinking this actually sounded good. Looking back, alot of the shit I wrote in highschool was pretty ridiculous. Although I still firmly stand by the word 'underlying' as one of the greatest tools in the language to make a completely irrelevent point sound amazing.

I've always felt that good writing should come from the heart. True written word should never be simple, because the english language has so much more potential then that. I've always thought good writing should have depth, dimension; an intricate layer of thought that the reader can interpret in many different ways. Most importantly, good writing sh0uld never be read, but heard.

You can do so much with words. Theres always a world of possibility when you jot down those letters on a piece of paper. To appreciate a word it must be taken with your ears and not your eyes, for to deny the english language its right to vocalize should be a crime. I don't know, maybe I'm crazy, but to me, words have always had the biggest impact on me when read aloud. It's like giving it that extra dimension of expression just makes it so much more meaningful.

But what I love most about the spoken word is that it just sounds so much more final, than when on a piece of paper. I solidly believe words are the most powerful weapon on the planet...when used properly. Few public figures, and when I say public figures, I mean politicians, in western history have harnessed the abilty to truly exploit language to its full potential, mostly writers, poets, or philosophers who go largely unnoticed in their lifespans, only making an impact on thought many years before their demise. Although there are those who stand out, who truly changed the world with their words.

..... I always cite a particular person when I get to this point, but I probably shouldn't here. I have a feeling it would somehow come back to bite me in the ass 10 years from now. I dont trust cyberspace. So...yeah.