Very few people write diaries these days. This is perfectly understandable because everyone is so busy in these modern times. We are all too exhausted at night when we go to bed even to think of writing an account of what has happened to us during the day.
This may be understandable, but it is also regrettable. It is often of great value to us to write down an account of our day. If it has been a very happy day it does us a lot of good to put this down on paper. We can then look back on that day and recall what it felt like to experience such happiness. The happy entries can cheer us up when we are miserable.
It is easy to understand why it helps to write an account of unhappy days. You might think that the best thing to do about there is no forget them. Yet often writing a dairy entry about something sad can help us to realize that the event is not as unfortunate or as important as we thought it was. Also, writing an account of sad events can make us appreciate the good things that we have.
Usually, when we write a diary, we are writing it for ourselves. We do not like the idea of anyone else reading it. We regard a diary as a very private thing. Yet a diary can become an important historical document. It can tell other generations what life was like at the time when it was written.
I know that this is true because my great grandmother wrote a diary every day of her life. Her handwriting is often scarcely legible, but I find the account of her life extremely interesting. I hope that, one day my great grandchildren will read my dairy and find out about me.
Vocabulary
Exhausted—very tired
Recall—recollect
Miserable—sad
Legible—that can be read easily
