Mr. Dingle: Do you keep a diary, Miss Milligan?
Miss Milligan: (As she's writing her latest entry) No, of course I don't! (Pause.) Out of curiosity, why do you ask?
Mr. Dingle: There are two kinds of people -- those who don't do what they want to do, so they write down in a diary about what they haven't done; and those who are too busy to write about it because they're out doing it.
I found myself staring at my own diary on the nightstand that night, wondering which person I was... and which I wanted to be...
2 comments:
Interesting... As a fellow journaler, I'll have to think about that one...
Ironic timing too, cuz I just finished reading through the Diary of Anne Frank. It's erie reading about all of the great things she wanted to do with her life - namely become a great and influential female writer. She got her wish in a much bigger way that she ever imagined, but unfortunately it didn't happen in the way she wanted it to. =^/ Perfect example of how God works, eh?
I'm reading your blog instead of writing in my journal right now. I have a lot on my heart that I should be writing about, but I don't like to do so. In fact, in the last year or so, I've come to realize how little I like to write in my journal. I would much rather talk through things then write about them. Does that make me person number two or does it create a third category?
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