Dude! What the hell was with that was eerie silence?

True. August and September were my months of prayer and reflection- not just about where my writing was going, but also where I was going myself. I needed that time to read, write, study and be merry in my mess of a home without the pressue of sharing this space with many others. I was also busy with the more mundane aspects of my life; school work, column submission, business trips, remarkable conferences and such.

Most importantly, I also kind of figured the world could revolve without my “opinionated” (according to some of my always appreciated critics) commentary.

Frankly, I wasn’t sure that the “opinionated” attached to my commentary was a good thing- until I remember this was an opinion blog, so also is my other infamous column. The point essentially is, that but for a little other student reporting, much of my writing  is “opinionated”.

However after mulling over the whole issue of opinion, I suddenly realised the only reason I was offended by the tag of opinion was because I really do a lot of thinking and research before I put up a post about anything at all. Not just because, I think this is what I owe individuals who choose to read my work, but because I consider opinion part of the elaborate process of determining truth.

In any case, I have come to resolution on these issues especially as far as my writing is concerned. This will no longer be an “opinion” blog, where “Eleda” rises each week to deliver to you some well thought out, elaborate opinion on some hellishly complicated subject whilst he considers reactions from the general public. That life sucks.

Not just because I really am not this always composed, never confounded, perfectly rational individual who always has some answer. Sometimes, I am confused and I really don’t know what to think about a really interesting subject. I usually reserve my comments in such situation, engaging in conversation with trusted friends until my perception of truth reveals itself.

Then I spit it out- to you in my usual dictatorial manner

But now I believe you should see this confusion too; my states of mind when preparedness evades me. Those times when there is no conclusion to my thoughts-only an endless sea of questions because even this Eleda should ask questions!

So once again, I’m back. Because there’s no E in “opinion” except when you suffix it with “every” ….and that’s one too many E’s.