A Break.
This will be my last post for a while. After writing 300+ articles over three years, I’ve decided to take a break from writing publicly.
This decision was not made lightly. This blog has been a sanctuary for me to share my most sincere thoughts. I’ve rambled about about religion, happiness and art; shared stories on medicine, introversion and suicide; cried over suffering, poetry and love. My ideas and writing have evolved over time and this blog has captured some of its most precious, delicate moments.
It depresses me to step away from this sanctuary, knowing the clarity and relief it brings to my conscience, but a time has come where I no longer feel able to write with genuine honesty. And if one cannot write with honesty, one should not write at all.
To the readers: this blog was never written for you, but I am deeply moved by the possibility of it having improved your life. Every email, comment or like on a post touches me like no other compliment can. It is a terrifying thing to cast your voice into the void; to hear it reaffirmed is endlessly comforting. Thank you.
This site will still exist to keep my old posts and thoughts alive but will no longer be updated. As for me, the future is uncertain. But if it contains books, stories, challenges and love, there must be good waiting.
Take care.
Eric
5 thoughts on “A Break.”
Will really miss your blogs. What your posts used to offer is something which can’t be found anywhere else. I already sent you an email about why I feel connection to your writings and a sense of self reflection in them. I used to eagerly wait for them and used to get a fresh contemplative perspective everytime on completion of a read. Best wishes to you regardless. I respect and appreciate your decision of a break from this though I’ll always be eager to read more if you decide to come back at it. I hope you’re not thinking to take any break from playing chess; will love to play wherever yours and mine time permits.
Thanks for your support over the years, Muskan – it means a lot. I’m sure I’ll see you on Chess.com. All the best!
Welcome back ! Let’s play soon..
Hey Eric, I just wanted to say a heartfelt thank you for all the posts you’ve written thus far – visiting your blog has essentially become a part of my regular routine throughout the week since discovering your blog at the start of 2020, so it would be something that I will miss dearly. However, I do recognise that a break is certainly well deserved and needed – to rest, rejuvenate, reflect, and ultimately re-innovate oneself. Your blog has taught me many things, one of which is to endeavour to think differently, that we should reflect deeply on the events of this strange world in which we live. For me, you have been a unique voice in the monotony that is social media and the internet. For this, I am ever grateful. Thank you, Eric – rest well! 🙂
Thank you Bryan, I appreciate this a lot. Cheering you on as always!