To say or not to say

I see some of the most successful bloggers out there being incredibly soft and not occupying any ground of the clear statement. In a certain way, they are not trying to criticize anything. If everybody sustains from giving a critic and from condemning the negative stuff that surround us, then what are we left with? If it all boils down to the talking about the flowers and nice things that you should have in mind when decorating your house with, where is that going to take us?

If political correctness is all about not saying anything than why bother at all with it? During the time of the II world war one great writer said that he was absolutely stunned with so many writers of that time talking about moon and sunny fields while the greatest human disaster ever was going on in front of everybody's eyes.

What makes a good writing, regardless if we are talking about blogs, or journalism, is a combination of the ideas and the technical ability. Furthermore, the first one always prevails when it comes to my taste. If a man of letters can come out with important and fresh ideas, then he will gain more of my attention. Of course, the technical side is not to be neglected. Writing is after all an art. The form of art that many people consider to be the most divine and above the others. My opinion is not far from that. Only the rare ones have the ability of combining the great, meaningful, lines together with the impressive form and crafting of the written word. In my modest opinion examples of such a bravura are Milan Kundera or Paul Auster.

On the other hand there are writers with strikingly adorable technical abilities – their sentence is perfect, their clauses are breathtaking, but they are not telling us about anything. The more important – they are not saying anything new.

One of the most respectful writers in my language recently published a book which is all about the medieval time and about the circumstances on Balkans back then. The book was written exceptionally, with an incomparable style. True, some were saying that book is reminding a little bit of an other writer – Bosnian Nobelist Ivo Andric, whose obsessive subject was the medieval time on Balkans as well. I could not finish that book. It was written masterfully; no doubt it was a great piece of art. Even so, it was not telling me anything. I was wondering why this writer, recognized and respected worldwide – took this subject that was already explored by so many. Recent happenings on Balkans, in the time of nineties are still screaming their way with the unsolved and shamefully neglected questions – the questions that needs to be resolved for the sake of not only the people of Southeastern Europe but for the sake of the whole world. Those questions are – the problem of the war criminals still on the loose; the questions of people deprived of their basic human rights; the question of unconstrained nationalistic orgies and many many more. I must say that I am terrified with a widely held notion that silence is the key.

The moment that we are living in is so rich in turbulence and if anything it's overflowing with numerous resources for writing and talking about it. Yes, that is what I am thinking about it – here where we are, and there is no much need to wander any further – lies everything that we need to talk about, to protest and to adore.