Know a Person by What they Write

It seems often in movies or books where a human will ask, "Does any person really know another person?" The quick answer to that is "Not Likely." We humans are odd since when we speak we most often say "what is expected." We do so to minimize stress on both sides, and in an attempt to make the world happy.

But things are different when we write, and many writers know that. Diaries for example become the confidant of many. Books or articles for others. But why the difference? Blank paper does not judge. It does not tell us we are a bad person, or that we are unfit for the world. Blank paper just sits there waiting for us to tell it what we believe, and it is accepting of all.

If you want to know a person. Look at what they write. That is the real person, their brain is "Dancing when no one is looking."

Ronald J. Plachno

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