Pourquoi en anglais?

Cleux qui me connaissent savent que je suis francophone de naissance. Je crois très bien maîtriser la langue, je possède un bon vocabulaire et je suis capable de travailler avec des phrases de complexité très variées. C'est une langue que j'adore malgré ses complexités grammaticales, car elle est riche et est capable de transmettre une panoplie d'information et d'émotions à travers ses mots. J'aime également apprendre son histoire et ses subtilités. Yves Duteil a bien su exprimer ce que je ressens pour cette langue:

La question se pose alors à savoir pourquoi je décide de faire un blog en anglais. Non ce n'est pas pour rejoindre un plus grand public, je suis certain que tous ceux qui liront ces lignes sont mes amis francophones de Facebook. En fait la réponse est un peu simpliste, mais non pas moins véridique: mon monologue intérieur est spontanément en anglais depuis que j'ai environs 16-17 ans; ce n'est que lorsque j'écris des textes en français que celui-ci retourne dans ma langue natale. J'aurais beau vouloir l'expliquer, je n'ai jamais réellement compris comment les choses se sont développées ainsi, surtout que j'ai grandi dans un milieu très francophone jusqu'à mes 20 ans environs. Malgré cela et le fait que je travaille dans un milieu majoritairement anglophone depuis 10 ans maintenant, je reste plus à l'aise à parler en français, allez comprendre.

Puisque ce blog est, entre autres, une manière de m'exprimer, j'ai donc décidé de le faire dans une langue qui me vient spontanément quand je me parle à moi-même et quand je suis derrière un clavier. Maintenant libre à vous, compères francophones, de me traiter de Judas, mais je vous répondrai par la bouche de ma dérision et surtout de celle d'un groupe qui m'a énormément influencé:

 

 P.S. L'utilisation du français pour expliquer pourquoi mon blog est en anglais est volontaire, je trouvais la chose ironique.

Why "Dual Being"?

Well, because I believe it's the basis of human condition, because I'm so very human and live a normal life, yet I also believe I'm so very different that what I should be given my life.

The idea that human condition is partially defined as opposed forces isn't new. In Chinese philosophy, the concept of Yin and Yang dates back at least two millennia. Not only does it refer to forces inside us, but also opposing forces that balance the universe. A more mind-centered and recent example would be Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis theories; both id and super-ego being opposed to form the ego, us.

I'm a very common guy, I have no extraordinary talent or characteristics and I live a very uneventful life. Most people would probably describe me as some cross between an accountant and an engineer; the former I though of becoming, the second I became. So as "normal" goes I think it pretty much clears me out. For human, I never got tested but beside the fact I was called "alien" by friends during high school, I have no reason to believe otherwise.

So what does make me stand out in any way? From an external point of view, absolutely nothing, but that is what shocks the people who get to know me, how my personality and way of thinking doesn't match the perception they had of me. I have both the pragmatic side expected of me and a very humane and spiritual side, but instead of trying to harmonize both I just live by both set of rules. It's actually quite useful as many situations requires one side or the other and very few requires both. Only in the later situation do I actually make an effort to reconcile myself with myself.

So here you go, that is why this blog is called "Dual Being": because it's about a world made of opposites with people torn by dilemma and written by a normal yet narcissist guy with some sort of split personality syndrome. Was it that hard to understand???

Why a blog?

Oh boy did I asked myself that question a lot before even opening a blog account. To be honest to myself and to whoever might read this, I think that deep down I just feel I have something to say to the world; is it justified or simple narcissism, you be the judge.

Other than that, there are a few little reasons that pushed me to try: to share with people, to get people's opinion and learn from them, to keep in touch with people and simply by curiosity.

First of all, I like to analyze things, situations and concepts, something not easily done on other media like Facebook or Twitter; a blog would be a better way to do that as you can create much bigger "articles" on them. I also like to share pieces of information I find on the web.

Secondly, I like to get people's reaction on whatever opinion or piece of information I might publish. To me, sharing and debating is the best way to learn new things.

Thirdly, I also want to keep in touch with friends and family that, for whatever reason, aren't into Facebook or other social medias.

Finally, I'm just plain curious about what blogging is all about. Might be only a phase or an ego trip like some authors that self-publish. Who knows, only time will tell. I might also invite some friends to publish on this blog as I'm sure I'm not the only who could have an interest in knowing what they have to say.

This is all for now, hopefully the next article won't be too far away.