You know, that's quite difficult question to answer. Well the first part at least. Thing is, I've yet to truly forge an internal personal identity that is entirely my own. Sometimes I find myself in certain situations and circumstances where I feel like my own person but other times I feel like a patchwork of others' ideas. At times I don't bother to think about things from my own realm of perspective; I just extract a mish-mash of other people's opinions, beliefs and viewpoints and spin them into an interpretation I call my own. Who knows, maybe that is who I'm destined to be, after all, these days who has the time to bother to think of something on their own? Or perhaps it's just a stepping stone and these siphoned beliefs and ideals will be used as a foundational basis for a time when I always form my own opinion instead of some of the time. Time is the answer and it will tell, as always.
As for the second question, that could be taken in any number of different ways from the definitive to the abstract. It could be "Why am I in writer's craft?" to "What is my purpose in the world?". However, the abstract isn't my strong suit; for example a bunch of blotted colours on a canvas doesn't translate into a representation of the human condition, it translates to a bunch of blotted colours on a canvas. What's real is what's in front of me, which is why I'm gonna answer the question with the most literal answer: I'm in writer's craft because I enjoy writing and if friends, family and my teachers are to be believed, I'm pretty good at it, plain and simple. Now I'm not talking about all types of writing. I can enjoy writing a story with a premise I find interesting, but as far as I'm concerned, essays are the bane of my existence and should go die in a hole. They wouldn't be missed.
