Math and Writing

I recently realized that there is beauty in all things we love. I was never great at math because I never understood it and it would take me forever to get the right answer or even decipher the problem. I feel that the major difference between math and writing is that in math, there are solutions- yes, sometimes, the answer is "0" or undetermined, but there is still an answer to infer.

Writing is based upon one's own interpretation, craft, and passion. A person can teach someone how to write but unless you are passionate about what you write and understand its craft, it won't come to you. Poetry as well as fiction or non-fiction cannot be perfected- it can be finished for the time being or to our liking, but we can not ever say "this piece is done and doesn't need any further improvement.

Like math, writing is also a challenge, but the answers in a desirable piece come from how the author perceives it. I love a lot of my poems. I am proud of them and feel that they have promise, but others I know need work. I like the fact that we can all improve our writing until it becomes what we are honestly proud of. We just have to keep on editing! And for those mathematicians out there, the answers are soon to come. You just have to keep at it. A lot of times, when I was in school, I received bad grades in Math and good grades in English classes. This is because it was hard for me to figure out how to solve certain math problems when I wasn't able to understand how the teacher did it. It would become frustrating for me and because I couldn't get the answers, I didn't love it. When it came to writing, I had the imagination to create my stories and poems and I felt I loved coming to a solution I was happy with. This is my passion.

Now I see that just because math isn't my passion, it doesn't mean that it is boring or dull. In fact, just recently I took my last class in college in a computer class and there was math work that I had to do. I was so excited and relieved when I found out that I was able to understand the math work and I actually liked it! This was because I knew what to do and I was able to the see the art in math. It is incredible the design work you have to sometimes do to get to an answer but no matter what, the answer is always there. Maybe Math and Writing can be friends after all.