If writing is a gift, then how come so few people use that gift to their adavantage? In other words, why do people not use it? The greatest purpose of writing is not entertaining, educating, or enlightening others, but rather, the greatest purpose of writing, or the best way to utilize one's writing skills, is to better understand another person; to put yourself in that other person's shoes. Allow me to assume, for a moment, that you are a Christian, or are a follower of Christianity. Often times, those who call themselves believers of God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit mock those who do not necessarily follow what they believe. For instance, in early February, I happened to be an unfortunate spectator of a sight I shall not soon forget. Only one block, probably shorter than that even, from the National Cathedral (Episcopalian) in Washington D.C., I saw two teens, who were dressed up in their church clothes. Coming toward them was what appeared to be a Satanic person, he was dressed in all black, had his hear dyed red, and a picture of Satan "graced" his shirt. The two teens, on their way to church apparently, immediately proceeded to mock the person with demeaning and offensive names, and pebbles.Now try to put yourself in that other person's shoes. Yes, you may strongly dislike what that person believes in, but there is always a reason behind the beliefs of a person. Try to imagine how that person feels. It is kind of hard to visualize, isn't it? I mean, society advocates putting yourself into another's shoes, but it's still very hard to do. For one thing, our natural baises keep us from doing so. For another, you may not want to even be in another's shoes.However, this is where writing can help. If you are Christian, write a story where the Satanist, Pagan, Wiccan, etc. is the protagonist, and vice versa. If you are anti-homosexual, write a story about a homosexual. And if you are a communist, write a story about a person who ...
