Just wondering.

The header on my blog says that I've always heard that people want to know, and be known. For me, I guess that it means that I want people to know what I'm about ~ to understand me. Why, I wonder? Does that mean that I find myself so interesting or special? For some reason I have been contemplating this all afternoon.

 The question surfaced as I was listening to music and paying attention to the lyrics. I always find myself wondering what the artist was going through when they wrote the song. I want to know the stories behind the lyrics. I think that if I were to write songs, they would be entirely literal, no questions or intrigue, possibly...uninteresting. I don't know.

I'm realizing that not all people want to be known so intimately; they are what we call 'private.' Well, actually, maybe they just have a smaller base of people they let get close to them.  I also realize that there aren't that many people who want to know me, or at least, all of the things that I want people to know. Why do I always have this urge to share? Do I share too much?

I'm kind of questioning the point of my blog. I thought I wrote because I wanted to leave something of myself behind for my kids, or for others who might want to remember me someday when I am gone. I also know that there are times when I only write for myself, and times when I write for school - because I have to. So, why is important to put it all out on the World Wide Web? Does it really matter?

 I am not writing this with any expectation of answers. I know the answers are only what I can decide for myself anyway. Whether I continue to post here is not going to make a difference in the world, but it could make a difference in my life.