Nothing Lasts Forever

we write to remember.

we write to record.

we write to communicate.

some write for fun.

some write to earn a living.

some write to make sense of themselves.

we all write.

at school

at work

at home

online

consciously

and unconsciously as well

we write everywhere

on paper

on hand

on the typewriter

on the word processor

on the world wide web

on fogged up windows

on birthday cakes

on sand

on the bathroom wall

on your cellular phone

on your PDA

on your favorite t-shirt

writing is everywhere

a written text becomes a record

records can be archived

you can keep it or destroy it

but without your conscious effort

unless you keep track

one day it will be gone

lost in garbage

decompose in time

washed away

expire and get deleted

worn out and no longer visible

accidentally and deliberatelyterminated

become obsolete

and unintelligible

having no value

making no sense

we still write

and we will always write

it is to get the message across

whether it is a fleeting thought

an eternal promise

wisdom over the ages

an urgent notice

a genius idea

or private emotions

writing delivers the message

at times more effectively than speech

and at times more straight-forward than a

piece of drawing

But still

A writing is not permanent

and it should not be permanent

because the world keeps changing

and our thoughts keep evolving

change is vital

change is inevitable

and change is only natural

because nothing lasts forever