Music for the Day

It’s always a tricky question because there are multiple answers that one can give at any time. After all, the paths not taken could have numerous forks in their wake. As such, who knows if that path would be better or not. However, I’m sure that we much deal with the courses we find ourselves in and change it if we can.

There’s always that story I mentioned in a previous post about Deviant Reunion/Battlefield that I think might have been. Like I said, I wrote down a couple of chapters before I stopped. I’m still not sure, though it might be out of demoralization or guilt since I believe I inadvertently skipped a class in finals week during that time. The question I wondered about is: what if I did complete it back then? Would it be a big step up or a disappointment? Would I have kept writing seriously, or would I have done a similar hiatus thing?

Another question I thought about is the idea of collaborations. To be honest, I thought of stories made with the idea of a collab with some fellow writers. And, given that I was still new, I thought that I would learn from my seniors at the time. But, of course, I learned plenty before I even wrote down the first chapter of Fines Malum, so who knows if I built up my courage and asked.

In fact, this is why The Demise of O-Ren and the Return of Daren story has been a WIP. It has always been a collab idea with another writer, though I’m not going to say their username. In fact, they don’t know it since I haven’t suggested it to them at all. I sometimes wonder what would happen if I did. Would they reject it, or would they agree to it? If they did, would they be open to more collaborations? Even now, I’m still not sure.

I saw some writers, some who I consider my friends, who wrote some fantastic stuff before they dropped off. Just that some lost motivation while others weren’t getting attention despite posting a chapter a day. I wonder what would happen if they persevered instead of quitting for their reasons. Would they be among the famous writers on these sites, or would they still be unknown? Would I have kept forward on my writings to keep up with them, or would I still have a hiatus? I don’t know even now. All I hope for is that they’re happy with their paths.

But regardless of the past, which is unchanging even as I type down this sentence, the important thing is to keep moving forward. If we focus on the past and keep on asking such questions, the future will hit us like how the end of this sentence hits you. And we wouldn’t be able to steady the course of the future. So we should learn from the past, not live in it, and head to the future together.