What are you Writing..

If one really needs to understand a person and his mind, what needs to be looked at is how and what he writes, rather than where and what he says. What he says comes out of his social conditioning, habits, and circumstances whereas what he writes comes out of his mind and soul. It is rooted deeper and portrays a vivid picture of his heart and mind.

When a person writes, he puts his mind into framing words and sentences. He never knows but his heart is fully involved in the process as well. He will choose what is closest to his mind and heart. He may or may not be so good with usage of words or vocabulary of language, but, what still will be reflected out of his writings, will be his true viewpoint towards others and life in general.

The writings will suggest the timeframe he lives with i.e. whether he lives in his past, present or future. At the same time it will also show the degree of his foresightedness. It will give us important clues on the way he looks at life and what he understands out of it. It will say about how he perceives people around him and what he thinks of them. It will also reflect his faith, in destiny and in himself. It will talk about his likes and dislikes....It will tell us all.

What the person says reflects more of his past whereas what he writes depicts his plans for future, the way he wants to take on his life.

A very interesting research & survey was done on this. The participants had a detailed five interview sessions with experts of different fields, which would cover the topics like their aspirations, goals, private life, career orientation, etiquettes, manners and many more aspects of life in general. A psychoanalysis round was also done with few tests and drills. The notes on each participant by the interviewer was noted down and kept in a separate file specially made for the purpose. Then 100 words were given to the participants and they were asked to make five sentences from each word. After the same were submitted to jury, there was a startling discovery to be made. It was found out that the participants had unknowingly given a lot of clues in their writings about themselves which would corroborate exactly with their earlier interview session outcomes. They suggested in their sentence making session about positivity or negativity of life, the difficulties they faced in present circumstances, their dreams and aspirations, what they loved and hated, how they see their country and economy, what they thought of platonic love, and, so many other aspects of their private life as well. It was easier to read into their minds and compare as they all were writing on the same words.

Funny but true that we all give away so much of ourselves when we write. But don’t we write for the same… to share our thoughts, dreams and viewpoints with our fellow men!