Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Of researchers and their gifts to humanity

This morning my thoughts wander around writing a research paper. Doesn't it work like a treasure map that one draws up for another kindred soul who is interested in the same topic/subject? It is like creating a structured group of interconnected ideas for another soul/souls whose thought pattern vibrate/s within the same frequency.

Isn't writing a research paper exudes the feel of a fated-like writing for kindred soul? It is like a map for 'seeker' who is called to search for the same mysterious island, only that someone had come before them -- many 'someones' discovered it already -- but these good souls will share that information to anyone who cares enough to be aware of this treasured island. Don't you feel the connection? It is like having a wealth of information that one painstakingly structured, creatively laid-out, lovingly created -- then a wonderful person, whose thoughts vibrate in the same 'league' will pore over the wealth of information that one had designed meticulously? A map full of instructions for someone to read -- even after the research was published decades or centuries ago.

Yeah, this is a post of gratitude to researchers who quietly labored inside libraries, who unanimously traveled old heritage sites, who tirelessly walked long forgotten roads (metaphorically and literally), etc those who give of themselves and their skills to add jewels to the huge body of Academic Works ensuring at the same time that people of coming generation will learn about what pique the interests of different generations in various bubbles of time.    

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