Hello, World

As a computer scientist I have written those words many times. You would think it's some sort of mantra. That I must be comfortable with being seen given the regularity with which I greet our world. However, my words do not persist. I let them languish and disappear. I often opt to hide and be unseen because I'm afraid of being seen. I'm afraid that people won't like what I have to say, how I say it, what it means to them, or most realistically what it means about me. Despite this the desire remains. I want to be seen, heard, understood, and hopefully respected. Honestly, I crave it and I'm not going to squash the desire anymore. I've been inspired by my girlfriend and her struggle with being seen. I'm inspired because she's pushed past the fear and writes publicly. She writes with such vulnerability and I think it's nothing short of beautiful. I've always thought that the best writing comes from a place of vulnerability. As if the author had plucked a page from their journal for you to read. So here I am doing the same. I hope I can inspire you too.