My personal opinion is that I don't believe in the destruction of personal journals. I think that in my way i don't mind having a part of myself from a different time to look back on. No matter how much I have changed or how different I am now I think it is important to reflect on how you used to think and who you used to be. In this way you can see how far you have come as a person and you have the ability now to keep moving forward.
Even though in theory it would be nice to burn all of your old journals maybe as a symbolic way of leaving who you used to be behind. I think there is a real disservice in this kind of thought process. It seems to be a perspective that you are no longer connected to who you used to be when in fact you are the way you are today as an exact product of who you used to be.
On the topic of who actually would get to read those old thoughts I think that comes down to the individual basis. In my case I believe that journals should be meant for family when you are gone. The reason I have this thought process is because my mom throughout my whole life has actually kept a journal that she writes in every morning. She has specifically told my sister and I that these are for me and her when she is no longer around. Although this wont be for a long time, I love the fact that I will still be connected to her even when she is no longer physically her.
I agree, it good to see your growth as a person. I believe if a person sees their growth that they will be happy with how far they have come. This is a good post but, in my opinion,, it was too short which made it less engaging. I would read this on a blog because voice of the writer. I thing if this post had a little more detail than it would be better.
ReplyDeleteI like the perspective you offer in this post. I would caution you to proof read a bit more closely tho. Sometimes you switch from speaking of yourself personally to addressing your audience and it can be a bit hard to follow. I would try to be more intentional in how you wrap up your thoughts and then tie them together.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!