Victor Habbick @ freedigitalphotos.net Are you a writer who ploughs with another's heifer? If you do not give appropriate recognition, you have to call yourself a thief, or more specifically, according to wordweb.com, a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping or selling it.
Maybe you don’t even realize that you are not using your own heifer; maybe the ideas and words you use to sell your personal perceptions were simply all over the Internet for you to use and abuse as you please. Maybe you are so full of yourself that you haven’t even asked yourself where it all came from. Maybe you are under the impression that YOUR brain is the only one able to produce ideas and words in the perfect order.
Maybe you don’t even realize that you are not using your own heifer; maybe the ideas and words you use to sell your personal perceptions were simply all over the Internet for you to use and abuse as you please. Maybe you are so full of yourself that you haven’t even asked yourself where it all came from. Maybe you are under the impression that YOUR brain is the only one able to produce ideas and words in the perfect order.
“Borrowed thoughts, like borrowed money, only show the poverty of the borrower.” - Lady Marguerite Blessington, Countess of Blessington at Quotesincan.com
Sadly, all writers are ploughing with the heifer of others. If plagiarism was a killer disease, all of us would have been dead by now.
There are but only so many themes to write about. Since the beginning of humanity, the same old themes are explored and presented over and over again in all possible genres and styles. Writers are like chefs turning but only a limited fauna and flora into delicious meals.
However, writers are human, and humans are born with a need for recognition.
I am not ashamed to admit that I have a need to be recognized. Yes, I feel uncomfortable in the barrage of compliments and even embarrassed when they are exaggerations. I can certainly live without this. But a mere ‘thank you’, or the mentioning of my name when I had a share in any accomplishment makes me feel worthy and recognized.
There are but only so many themes to write about. Since the beginning of humanity, the same old themes are explored and presented over and over again in all possible genres and styles. Writers are like chefs turning but only a limited fauna and flora into delicious meals.
However, writers are human, and humans are born with a need for recognition.
I am not ashamed to admit that I have a need to be recognized. Yes, I feel uncomfortable in the barrage of compliments and even embarrassed when they are exaggerations. I can certainly live without this. But a mere ‘thank you’, or the mentioning of my name when I had a share in any accomplishment makes me feel worthy and recognized.
“What every genuine philosopher (every genuine man, in fact) craves most is praise although the philosophers generally call it recognition!” - William James.
“There are two things people want more than sex and money... recognition and praise.” - Mary Kay Ash.
(and, hereby, my thanks to the many sites online that offer the most awesome quotes for us writers to use in order to emphasize our (not original) ideas and thoughts. i.e. brainyquote.com and www.goodreads.com
I have published an entire hub about recognition and plagiarism. By reading it you will literally pay a penny for my thoughts. Just click on the following link: http://martiecoetser.hubpages.com/hub/Giving-Recognition-A-Way-To-Avoid-Plagiarism
I have published an entire hub about recognition and plagiarism. By reading it you will literally pay a penny for my thoughts. Just click on the following link: http://martiecoetser.hubpages.com/hub/Giving-Recognition-A-Way-To-Avoid-Plagiarism
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