For some reason, I just thought of the time Churchill was removed from power and had lost just about everything he had built up. So what did he do? He wrote and published several books, marking what he felt was the most prolific period of his life. In doing so, his reputation not only remained but increased with every work he published, particularly the History of the English-Speaking Peoples. He could have quietly lived his life after his political party lost— no one asked him to do anything more. But he refused because he still had much more to give, which led to his return to power during the Second World War.
It was that large amount of time he had to himself when no one was watching that he refined his writing and perhaps cultivated his destiny.
If everything I said is true, then I wonder: Am I doing the same thing now? Our circumstances may be different, as I don’t have much of a reputation or career to begin with. But I am also being given a period in my life when no one is watching or asking me to do anything, during which I can commit to writing and publishing. I’m already publishing daily through my daily drafts, yet I can do so much more.
Like Churchill, this might be my period where I can be my most prolific. How could I waste this opportunity?
Luckily, I’ve been reading a lot— in fact, Rousseau’s book of his major political writings just arrived in the mail. And I’ve already been writing a lot in my notebook and on here. But I should seriously start organizing everything and start publishing consistently. This opportunity to refine my writing and cultivate my destiny should not be missed.