Category: Letters of Literature
Some random thoughts from an old journal:
According to Ricky
Lee, in his book Si Tatang at ang mga
Himala ng Ating Panahon, there were three types of writers; and all of them
must go to Quiapo.
The first one followed the footsteps of
those who’ve gone before him. He reached Quiapo real quick.
The second one deviated from the usual
route. He did it his way. Being a nonconformist, he was ridiculed for choosing
the road less travelled. He got lost. He was robbed, mobbed and humiliated
along the way. He felt weary, angry and hungry. Alone, he suffered tribulations
and, like most people, he got discourage. But he gained a new perspective. He
had a chance to see what most people don’t. He’d experienced what otherwise he
would never had have, had he followed the conventional path. He had proved
himself and learned a lot throughout his journey. He arrived at Quiapo and
became a better writer than the first.
The third writer, like the second one,
made his own trail. He also received the same criticisms ad he wandered around.
The difference was that he never reached Quiapo. But he arrived at some place
and convinced everyone that it “is” Quiapo. He was a better writer of them all.
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