I love blogging. I really do. And what’s not to love about it, whatever the reasons behind it. No matter if people pick up blogging as a way to share their opinions with the world, get a side buck or simply keep a public or private journal, the end result is just the same. Those that invest time and passion in their blogging activities, those that stick to it through better or worse, I believe that those are becoming better human beings, reaching a higher state of humanity through blogging.
We have learned to love human contact once again
Remember the days without computers and internet? Remember the days when kids were getting together, playing in the streets, constantly looking for adventures in the urban jungle? Remember how everyone from child to teenager and adult was looking to group up, find new friends? That was the time before mIRC, IMs, Counter Strike, World of Warcraft, Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. With time, we grew close to fewer friends. We learned to keep the close ones closer and draw a clear separation line between friends and casual contacts.
Not anymore. With blogging, we’re getting back on track. We know that networking is that Ace card a blogger has hidden in his sleeve. And not just simple networking. We have learned that without sustained contact – developing real relations whenever possible through meet-ups, online or offline – there is no point in trying. Blogging gave us back that big circle of friends. We reach out in hope to be reached back.
We have learned to care more
While we do our daily networking and social media routines we show appreciation to those around us. You might think that linking to a post we enjoyed reading or retweeting someone’s tweet or article it’s nothing more than that, but you’d be wrong. It’s that feeling inside that pushes us to do a good thing for the ones sharing all this amazing content with us, and why not pushing it out there for all of our friends to discover it. If that ain’t caring – in our little virtual world – I don’t know what else is.
We’ve rediscovered our selflessness
Most times, just the fact that we put useful content out there for others to discover it’s a sign of us getting rid of our selfish habits. But there’s more to it. We have discovered that without giving away and not asking for something in return our own virtual universe would not expand. We give away eBooks, designs, apps, you name it. And yes, we HOPE it will open the gates to a whole new audience, new relationships and generally an increased awareness. But that is only HOPE. We’re not asking nor begging for anything in return, and that’s how I know we’ve reached a good level of selflessness.
Therefore, you should keep blogging. You should undoubtedly continue to put great resources out there, in any form: content, files, applications, you name it. Why? Because you’ll simply be blogging your way to a higher state of humanity!