I have always loved and admired Jane Austen's writing ever since i've read "Pride and Prejuidice". It is, no doubt, my favourite novel till date and always will be. Becoming Jane is a wonderful tribute to the, for the lack of adjectives, incredible authoress. I saw it this morning and thats when i suddenly had the urge to write my first blog. I've been stalling to start a blog from a long time but couldnt think of any heart-felt topic to write. Jane Austen's novels have always touched my soul.
It is not just about the novel or the story line but what i admire most in her novels are the leading female characters. They are all so independent, smart, never-afraid-to-speak-their-thoughts kind of woment that you can do nothing but gape in admiration. And this is the reason that girls really like Jane Austen's novels ...and well also because they wore such pretty dresses and had those wonderful balls.
I have always loved reading and even re-reading novels, and if i were born in a different era and favourable circumstances i would have surely been writing some too. But I am a very practical person or, should i say, bit of a coward to do anything different, so i chose to become an engineer. I have myself to blame and no body else for it. Nobody forced me to do engineering. I did it willingly. And as i come to think of it I do not regret what i am doing and never will. Because if i took writing as my profession i would have hated it too. May be then i would have wanted to become a painter. I never really know what i want from my life and i really admire and envy people who do. Jane Austen was one such person. In an era when the only thing thought appropriate for a woman to do was to get married suitably, she chose to write novels. In her short life, she wrote 6 novels which are still regarded as specimens of English literature. Now i wont be giving a biography of Jane Austen here when you can find it in wikipedia.
All i want to say is, kudos to people who know their heart and have the courage to follow their heart's desires. Keep loving and keep living your life to the fullest...
