Words, truly fascinating, enrapturing, terrifying words. Exceptional wonders. A wonder that never ceases to capture the vulnerable human heart. The way one uses words can be considered as a form of art. One has to know how to use them just the right way so that one can express their feelings. They are not only a means of communication but also a way to connect with our fellow species. They can indeed be both healing and hurting at the same time. They are nothing but a tool used as a weapon or medicine.
J.K. Rowling through the character Albus Dumbledore of the Harry Potter series once stated, “Words are the most inexhaustible source of magic, capable of both inflicting injury and remedying it.”
The person who knows how to wield words into a chronicle of life is an author. Being an author is not as easy as it seems. Sometimes expressing our own selves perturbs us, then imagine expressing someone else with quite a different personality and mind-set. An author creates such character, a whole other human being and gives it life. A true author finds life in building life, he forgets his world and enters a realm full of possibilities waiting to reveal themselves. Even the tiniest bit of imagination can ignite an unending potential just as a tiny firefly can fill the dark sky with an everlasting light. An author fills a blank page with a story, a vision, and a memory.
Along with opening the doors to a new world a writer also has the capacity to shape our world view, and captivate us with awe as we ponder about and uncover the macro- and micro-complexities of life. An author writes not for himself but for the readers around the world who itch for an escape from the real. His words inspires excitement and curiosity fuelling oneself to seek out ‘what happens after.’
There have been several persons whose writings forever changed our perception of the world.. They have become household names, their books leaving a mark on the very soul. Harper Lee, ‘the author of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird, portrayed a powerful depiction of prejudice against the dark skinned in South America and dealt with serious issues of rape and social inequality. Shakespeare, one of the greatest authors of all times invented over 1,700 words and presented us to a world where life, love, death, jealousy, tragedy, magic and mystery have no bounds. Jane Austen’s novel ‘Pride and Prejudice’ introduced the vicissitudes of human nature and has enchanted the readers around the world, in every language for more than 200 years. Leo Tolstoy, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, J.K. Rowling and Oscar Wild are some of the authors who have managed to shape human history and reflect the culture of the changing world in a profound way.
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