The act of writing is like swimming under water. Before we dive into the water, we take a deep breath. Then when we are fully immersed in the water, it feels like moving from one world with worries to one with tranquility. The view under water is serene. While underwater, one is cut off from the top world and can be at peace with oneself. It’s a place where a person can be truly by himself. Writing is a very personal activity. It’s how we put out our random thoughts in an organized pattern so that other people understand our viewpoint. While writing I need peace around so that my writing shows a calm ordered thought process. I block the rest of the world out while writing because I can think better while concentrating. Just like swimming involves rhythm, writing also requires a certain cadence which goes out of phase sometimes. As we start writing, we build up tempo reaching a peak and then slow down. But as when diving under water, we need a breath of fresh air to revive the heart periodically and bearing in that analogy in mind, we shouldn’t be submerged in the writing world for too long a time. A small period of rest does wonders to the tired grey cells and then writing comes fluently once more just like we can make powerful strokes again with our lungs filled with precious oxygen. And the cycle keeps going on and on till the task is over.

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