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#UGBlogWeek: The future is writers and artists, readers

The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts- C. S. Lewis Image Source: here Writing is one of the most important things histories and the future looks atβ€”scientists love to argue otherwise but the real truth is that the world rotates a lot around storiesβ€”stories shape the narrative of what is and what will be, erasing this truth is erasing the truth about humanity. More often than not, many of my readers ask where I get the courage to write what I write and I honestly tell them, β€œthe truth is a balance of the past and present, if you keep a keen eye on the realities; even the unnerving stories become β€˜easy’ to tell”. If there is anything I have learned through the years, there is one thing that can give you a voice, especially if you are one of the voice-less , writing and art is the way to go. If you put up a piece of work for the world to read, or paint a photo or take a picture, once you share it with the world, you don’t lea...