My purpose for the last four and a half months that I’ve been operating this website was to learn and to grow. In that time I’ve done more than expected of both. I’ve learned too many lessons—both small and large—to share in one post but…
Are you not entertained?
We all know the iconic scene from the movie Gladiator: when Maximus (then known as The Spaniard) defeats six opponents single-handedly in just over one minute.
He had given the crowd the blood that they wanted, but as the dust settled after the one-sided battle, he wasn’t rewarded with the thundering applause he had come to expect—instead his actions were met with shocked silence. Frustrated at this lack of reaction, Maximus hurls his sword into the stands, spreads his arms wide, and asks the question that would be forever immortalized in the minds of 90’s babies around the world.
“Are you not entertained?”
Do you ever forget who you are?
Have I ever told you that I hate writing?
Probably not. Why would I? I’m a writer; and writers are supposed to have a love for writing that burns with the heat of a thousand suns… Right?
Well, the truth is I don’t love writing. In fact, I don’t even like it.