tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post3192438658841724998..comments2023-10-26T03:19:41.569-07:00Comments on Stephen Bodio's Querencia: Why We BlogSteve Bodiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-42426568460281027112007-06-27T06:46:00.000-07:002007-06-27T06:46:00.000-07:00Thanks md-!MattThanks md-!<BR/><BR/>MattAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-6727185831216505002007-06-26T07:40:00.000-07:002007-06-26T07:40:00.000-07:00Matt,Great post! Perfect and perfectly succinct.Matt,<BR/>Great post! Perfect and perfectly succinct.mdmnmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00191436711956580423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-53608677088670622212007-06-26T05:07:00.000-07:002007-06-26T05:07:00.000-07:00Hi John,I agree the need to be understood is basic...Hi John,<BR/><BR/>I agree the need to be understood is basic and a big part of this medium. <BR/><BR/>And there's probably more, for those who see themselves as writers: not just to be understood, but to put one's stamp on the idea. <BR/><BR/>If this second motivation doesn't squash the first outright, it sometimes snaps on like a Tupperware lid with a satisying "pop." <BR/><BR/>A good blog does that like no other medium.Matt Mullenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198069782508775543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-41442435277103387482007-06-25T20:36:00.000-07:002007-06-25T20:36:00.000-07:00Hi Matt, One of my favorite responses to this ques...Hi Matt, <BR/>One of my favorite responses to this question is from Pohanginapete http://pohanginapete.blogspot.com/<BR/>on March 21, 2007 - "When Xuanzang said, "Who would wish to enjoy it alone?" he spoke of human knowledge [1]. But the desire to share extends far beyond knowledge; it includes, particularly, the emotions, and arises, I think, largely from the deep urge to be understood. Even the enjoyment of solitude can be enhanced by the knowledge that later you'll be able to share what you felt with others. With friends, including family; with people who understand, even if you've never met in person. Is this why I write and photograph? To share, and therefore be understood? Perhaps partly, but I like to believe my motivation's also less selfcentred; that some of the people who read what I've written and see what I do in some of my photos will feel that they, too, are understood. They'll understand that here's someone just as human as they are, asking similar questions, doubting similar things, and they'll feel a little less alone."John Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04334146055880895411noreply@blogger.com