I am back with another post! Since I quit my job in preparation for my now-indefinitely-delayed move to Canada, I have not written, either for business or pleasure.* For a writer, that is bad. Getting back to writing after a long break is difficult if not impossible.
This talk about writing was for me to segue into talking about writing during our childhood and why I think about this now.
I was an avid reader through my life, right up until the mid 20s. I developed a love for writing when I was studying for engineering entrance exams. *Shameless plug for my early blog posts here*
But some of my most vivid memories of writing are from school. I clearly remember the times we had to write autobiographies of inanimate objects. I always used to wonder what a dish rag would feel like when I used it on multiple dishes. What a trash can/dustbin feels like when it’s overflowing with trash. It was always difficult to write about autobiographies of inanimate objects because as a thirteen year-old, you barely think about life. Who has empathy as a 13 year old? What do you know about life at 13? I had seen my grandmother pass away when I was 8 but as a kid, life is just too exciting to ponder too much about someone’s passing.
I was always a half-decent writer so I always did well at writing in school. I just wonder about what I would write given those topics now. I feel like I would do well considering I am more empathetic now than I was at any point in my life before.
As I sat down to coat prawns in rice flour and semolina to be pan-fried later, I wondered about the life of those prawns. I coated about 15-20 prawns and I thought about what they went through to feed us.
I think quite a lot about what animals have to go through to feed us. The meat industry is not kind to animals and I can see why they can’t afford to be either. Earth has a massive, unsustainable populations of humans at the moment. And I know most people will balk at the concept of not eating meat. I am there with all of you.
I love meat. Since I have a uric acid problem, I cannot eat much red meat but I love eating chicken, seafood, and turkey. But I know I need to cut down on my meat consumption eventually, for my health and for the environment. It’s a good thing I live in India; this country has some of the best vegetarian food in the world.
My most recent experiment is with trying to cut down on alcohol consumption (not that I had a lot to begin with) and reduce consumption of added sugar to a bare minimum. I’ve been doing remarkably on both fronts; something that has surprised me is my willpower at controlling my sugar intake. I never thought it possible but here I am, about a fortnight into my experiment. And I’m doing well, the occasional sugar cravings notwithstanding. My next experiment is going to be with deep-fried foods, something that might be infinitely harder. I’m hoping this has a positive impact on my physical health, something I need now that I’m 30.
Okay, I’m guilty of having flitted between multiple topics here but I also remember that used to be my writing style. I hope y’all stick around for my next PSA, haha.
I’m thinking of leaving songs here that I’m obsessed with at the time of writing this blog. Give them a listen, if you want.
*I started this post in December but only managed to finish it now. I realize I have written a few posts (private or otherwise) since then.
The Song Remains The Same 