Writing or Reading

When people ask me what I want to do when I grow up (or at least major in), I tell them that I don't know. When they ask what I like to do, I say "Read". Then they atomatically go, "Oh, you could be a writer."

I have read hundreds of books in my life time. I know for a fact that I never want to stop reading. If you put a paper with words in front of me, I will read it. It's like putting food in front of a starving person. However, just because someone enjoys food, they do not neccesarily want to become a chef. Eating and cooking are totally different skills. I think everyone should learn how to cook, at least the very basics for survival.

Don't get me wrong, I don't have anything against writing. I just haven't mastered it to the extent I have with reading. "That's because reading is easier than writing", I hear you say. Of course it is. A lot of people could eat a gourmet meal, a lot of people could even enjoy and appreciate it. But only a few people could create it.

I enjoy a fun book, I'm learning to appreciate good books, but I don't have any compelling desire to write all the time. I would love to be a writer, but I don't see it as the only thing I could ever do. I definitely have a creative streak, where I will want to create something very badly. I also get ideas for writing every so often, but the last time I finished a whole story was probably in the Fourth grade. I've written loads of stuff since then, but I haven't finished any of it. Maybe that's just laziness, or being fickle or something. But I also don't have enough experience to say I could be a good writer.