Day 6: March 27, 2020

Centuries of unrivalled evolution have hardwired the human mind to demand constant improvement from its environment. As I managed to overcome the urge to take a breather from this project, I have begun to notice how much more there is to it than just writing alone. While the first few days were all about ensuring each day brings a new blog, my thoughts have gradually turned towards its promotion and presentation.

It’s a challenge I didn’t relish all too well while working before. Now, I’m itching to use everything I did making a living on something that won’t earn me a single rupee; all this, while the world reels from a deadly virus and crippling recession. Everything from ideation, to creation and blogging draws me in like never before. Whereas I used to dread filling a page before, it is now a craving I need to satisfy at any cost. Social media promotion used to be my daily bread and seemed to get increasingly bland every day. It is now so utterly full of possibilities that just the thought of it excites me.

However, as I prepare to take this hobby/project/foundation to the next level, I have arrived at a crossroads. There are so many things in my day that I can already write about that I have been debating with myself what shape I should give it moving forward. A part of the debate even involves asking myself whether it should take any shape at all. After all, the Nowhere Man tries to be everywhere with what little time he has on his hands.

However, the situation outside is deteriorating. Opinions continue to get heated under the duress of a potentially extended quarantine. Negativity, misinformation and endless debates occupy whatever space is left by the virus. As much as I am tempted to join in and have been over the past few days, it feels like a serious pause is called for. After a point, this situation will no longer be altered by our opinions, one way or another. The government will do all it can under the circumstances, the medical personnel will risk their lives to save ours and the best thing we can do is stay safe indoors and keep our heads about us. It will be extremely tempting to get carried away now, in either direction, and avoiding sway will be an exercise in patience like never before.

Keeping this in mind, as I take this blog forward, I will not fix a shape with sharp borders. I will however, avoid letting the outside world find a place indoors and contaminate my blog or my thoughts further than this. For as long as I can, I will talk about everything else that would be relevant to all of us cooped up around the world, simply waiting to return to our daily lives and put this terrible situation behind us. I’ll have more for you tomorrow, what else do we have to do anyway?