How do I live without you?
Diane Warren, the songwriter who penned "How Do I Live," said that she when she wrote the lyrics to this song she wasn't thinking about losing a boyfriend or a lover. She wrote about how she would feel if she didn't have music in her life. When you listen to the song knowing this little piece of back ground information, it changes for you. You start to think about the things in your life that bring you sanity and peace and release; you begin to wonder how, without these things, could you go on?Writers like to write, I think, partially because of vanity. Writing an essay, novel or story is like carving initials in a tree or putting hand prints in wet cement. Our interpretation of the world around us through words is our way of saying, "I exist." I admit, I write partially because want to leave my mark, something that puts a stamp on the world around me to document that I was here. I also write because someday, if I am very lucky to lead a long life, I may not remember who I am or what I've accomplished. I want these words to bear witness to the life that I've led and how far I've come. I write because it is the truest form of beauty and grace, of anger and sorrow, of the sublime and divine.
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