For someone like me, it is a very strange habit to write in a diary. Not only that I have never written before, but it strikes me that later I, nor anyone else, will care for the outpouring of a thirteen year old schoolgirl.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Writing a diary feels strange and possibly futile at a young age.
- In plain terms
- A teenager doubts anyone will read her diary later.
- What can you take from it?
- Document your life even if value seems uncertain.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why write if no one reads?
- How do you value your story?
Another view
Assuming irrelevance can prevent meaningful record keeping.
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