Two

Posted on April 14, 2008
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On April 14th 2006, I took a step into this very unexpected presence of mine. The Sudanese Thinker was born and along with it, the start of what has so far been an amazingly blissful journey. I struggled a lot as I progressed through it, first with discarding faulty views I believed to be true and later with finding the right balance between idealism and realism.

Some of my old posts seem like things from a previous lifetime. I laugh and raise my eyebrows at a few of them now. It’s fascinating what two years of immersion in the New Global Social Construct can do to a learner and seeker of diverse perspectives. Indeed, we are what we read.

I’ve also made many friends directly and indirectly as a result of this blog. A tiny few of you, I’ve already met, and I have yet to meet many more. But that’s not all.

I found my voice.

If you can’t write, can’t express, then you can’t market, and if you can’t market then you’re doomed in the turbulent market place of ideas. Expressing one’s self and thoughts clearly, is a nice talent to develop. Writing the equivalence of a 7,00 pages book spread out almost everyday for a period of 24 months has taken my literary expression to a level greater than I could have ever wished for.

I wouldn’t have the confidence to write the book I’m working on now if it weren’t for so much blogging. It’s about my story as a blogger and the positive results of obsessively researching relevant topics I’m deeply interested in and passionate about, some of which I’ve only begun exploring early last year. They range from the sociology of knowledge, marketing and social media to social psychology, philosophy and Islam. More than anything, it’s going to be a work of advocacy, one encouraging blogging and liberalism.

I’ve never felt a conviction as strong as I do today. The wall has been broken, the big lies – sociopolitical and religious – exposed. I feel a sense of foundational peace. This extraordinary digital platform and highly social medium has played an undeniably significant role in the profound transformation I’ve been through. While I can be occasionally blunt and rantish, I’ve always done my best to remain open to the ideas of others as I simultaneously propagated mine.

Thank you all dear boys and girls all over the world for bothering to take a little time to read my thoughts. I am humbled by your support and readership. Without you, this place would be a wasteland and I would have never had any of the blessings I experienced. You kept me going. You kept coming back and so I kept blogging. You gave my words meaning. Thank you all so very much and sorry… sorry for not having the right words to express well enough how thankful I am to you.

Salam, Peace and Shalom! Happy 2nd Blog B’day! :)

Comments

11 Responses to “Two”

  1. ras babi babier on April 15th, 2008 1:27 am

    I read your post….
    the journey is full of reality, magic, and many things,some have got the pen, others can sing, and many others; watch and listen…
    God bless you brother
    keep on moving
    we are following
    same fire
    from the in
    it is for a reason.

  2. Eva, Canada on April 15th, 2008 5:05 am

    Congrats and keep going! Your blog and your transformation are the proof that people of different backgrounds can find a common platform as long as they are not afraid to reach out the frame.

  3. Eva, Canada on April 15th, 2008 5:08 am

    gosh…out of the frame.

  4. Drima on April 15th, 2008 6:22 am

    LOL!

    Thanks guys. :)

  5. Don Cox on April 15th, 2008 8:51 am

    Just keep on thinking and we will keep on reading. ;-)

    Happy Blog-birthday.

  6. Andrew Brehm on April 15th, 2008 9:52 am

    Will we be mentioned in your book? :-)

  7. Halalhippie on April 15th, 2008 3:32 pm

    If we’re mentioned, we’ll buy it:-)

  8. Simon Columbus on April 15th, 2008 5:17 pm

    a very interesting post, especially as I think many of the points you made apply to me own blogging story, too. I’m only blogging for a year now, but looking back on these “old” posts they some of them seem very strange to me…

    happy blog birthday, drima.

  9. PeacefulVanguard on April 15th, 2008 5:55 pm

    Hey, gotta love you, bro.

  10. Roman Kalik on April 16th, 2008 5:02 am

    Keep on going, man. We’ll be here to egg you on. ;-)

  11. BRE on April 23rd, 2008 2:52 pm

    Happy 2nd Birthday to the Sudanese Thinker! Your efforts and honesty are much appreciated by bloggers the world over. You are an inspiration to bloggers everywhere, young and old, black and white, Muslim, Jew, and Gentile. O.K., maybe I am overdoing it with the last part…:-)

    Can’t wait to see the movie. You are planning on doing a movie, aren’t you?

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