Whenever we put pen to paper, each idea will have its subsequent effect - upon us, certainly, as we learn who we are by noting our response to what we have written, but also upon the people and things around us, inasmuch as it shifts to some degree the way in which we respond to them. In this sense, a piece of writing is always the beginning of a new journey: one that not only maps our current experience but also helps us determine the state of mind we are about to move into. - Manjusvara