Ayn Rand comes to mind when I think about this. Her writing has changed a LOT of people, myself included, and her approach is very strong and, in a sense, very militaristic. Whether or not she really was that extreme in her beliefs I, personally, will never know. However, I do know that it had some impact and effect.

Yet, I also do not believe that you have to tackle “important” topics and always be extreme. I do not think you -always- have to make a “statement.” Because, when it comes down to it, these “important” issues are made up of other issues and values. The ones we do not always talk about.

One of the responses I got to a recent rant I posted was “Well, yeah. One problem, though. No one will argue will really argue with that.” … As if, this is a bad thing. Moreover, that I would not get comments on it (which, for the most part, I really did not). To that, I really want to say:

So what. It is not about comments, or popularity, or making a fuss for me. When I started doing this, I was writing for myself. When it stops being about writing for myself, I will stop writing. Done. However, I want to share. And while I want to make people think.. and while I will and do write about controversal issues, it is also not about that. I’m not going to go out of my way to find something controversal.

I write about what bothers me. Whether or not it is a “big issue” …. or something people will jump up and down about. I do enough of that in my daily life that I don’t always needs to write about it.

Plus, sometimes it is nice to read something and just go “Yeah.”

And maybe, just maybe, that will make all the difference.