Greetings and salutations!
As my first official contribution to the Friends U Odyssey team, I declare my purpose to create here articles altogether original, heart-touching, mind-blowing, and all-around awesome! Or possibly something simply entertaining.
Ok, not too bad of an opener, attention-grabbing, a bit pretentious, but overall pretty good. Now comes the prompt--Why?
Why write? Why would anyone take all this time to communicate ideas, philosophy, or a sense of humor through such a tediously time-consuming medium? Why on earth would any college student taking 19 credit hours (six of them music related, which equals roughly 72 normal credit hours) agree to add another laborious commitment on to his packed schedule?
It must be because I have a passion for writing (although we have yet to entirely rule out insanity.) I believe God has given each of us passions for a reason. In my case, He's gifted an intense passion for music and then blown my mind by giving me such opportunities as being in the Singing Quakers and our Jazz Vocal Ensemble, not to mention the ability to praise and worship Him at my church. However, just as precious to me is story, particularly written story. Through the telling of stories, true, false, or exaggerated, truths can be digested, hearts can be molded, and laughter can provide diversion and fellowship. Besides, writing can actually be super fun!
So why write? Because God made me to love it and then presented me with this opportunity to share that love with others. Simple as that.
Glory to God in everything! Entertainment and appreciation for your inestimable patience to you all!