23 December 2010:
How many bloggers look back at the stuff they have posted?
I just did, for one.I think it's a good way to learn. To learn from your previous posts. Because everytime you post, you reveal something about yourself. It could just an emotion, if it's a short post. If it's a long post, you might be able to even pick out maybe some ideas of yours that weren't actually correct.
Many times we say things or do things or post stuff in a haste. No doubt, people today do not have much time. Unless they make use of their blog as their income source, they won't normally scrutinise their blogs. But if you do, there might be certain stuff that you can find.
Maybe it's the way you used to look at things. Were you more optimistic then? Or have you changed since then to be more optimistic now? There might be other discoveries. You might reminiscent about perhaps some memories that you stored on this virtual database, left untouched. People read it, and forget. You too.
There are always different kinds of feelings when bloggers read back on their stuff. I don't know about you, but I think this works for me. Like when I read back, I discover how increasingly impatient at others, compared to lesser posts of those last time. Or it could be what you never posted, but nearly did.
What made the change in mind? I don't know, it's all in you. A blog has this purpose too: to remind one of previous episodes in life. It may be seen by others, or not. But still, you did experience it. It's still a part of your life.
A blog pieces up a life.