One of my tasks as a writer is to convert experiences into words.
…Share some of the takeaways and insights of life in a way that others can utilize and download into their own worldviews.
And in this way, the tide that raises the boat of my understanding gets shared into the tide that might also raise the boat of their understanding as well.
Because in some ways, takeaways and insights unshared become water held on board the boat. And rather than getting added to the tide that raise the boats of all, it becomes a weight that pulls the level of their boat down.
…Which isn’t to say every takeaway and insight needs to be shared.
It’s simply to say, being the only person around with takeaways and insights becomes a sort of weight rather than achievement.
Takeaways and insights are meant to be shared so that those around can, not only deepen their understanding (and ability to connect more deeply with you), but contribute back takeaways and insights of their own (and add back to the tide you both share).
The tide won’t raise on its own.