Many writers are brilliant intellectuals because they portray their thoughts in an organized manner along with creativity. Unlike them, I see myself at lost when I write. I struggle, as I don’t know how to put my thoughts into written letters because like shooting stars, my mind is full of short-lived ideas. It takes me a very long time to group my thoughts into an organized manner because my mind is always in a mess. I always don’t know how to start my introduction due to the fact that I to tend to worry my writing would bore my audience. Perhaps I worry too much when I write therefore I get hindered a lot.
As a thinker who is living in a diverse community with numerous intelligent philosophers and writes, I feel that my insignificant beliefs and thoughts forgotten easily by this competitive fast-paced society. Having to be brought up in a traditional Asian family environment while being sent to an international school has put me into an awkward situation where I can’t my belongings. To be educated in a so-called open-minded “western environment” while being taught to have reserved Asian values, I feel discomforted because the people from my race view me as an Asian whose thoughts are whitewashed while the Americans view me merely a person with black hair, brown eyes and yellow skin. But whatever people would see me as, I am determined to prove to them and myself that I will find the balance between the open-minded western thinking and the conventional Asian culture.
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It's awesome that you have the courage and deterimination to want to prove those that view you differently wrong. I am like you, in that I am not a very good writer and sometimes it takes me the longest time to even just the introduction down. Others have suggested that you just write, don't worry about other stuff, write what's on your mind, give it a try.
ReplyDeleteI can relate to how you feel when you describe yourself as being torn between two cultures. Although I was born in America, part of me identifies with my Asian background but living in the US has definitely shaped me to become more American than Asian, I hope you can find a balance between your two distinct paths of thinking.
ReplyDeleteYour sense of determination is very commendable! It's true that it can be very challenging to adapt to a new culture and their style of writing as it differs from your background. & whenever you are writing, try making a diagram and jolt your ideas down before they disappear and then later re-group them into larger categories.
ReplyDeleteI have the same problem in writing too. Introduction is the hardest part for me as i cannot put my ideas into words to start the essay.
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