There’s something in me that resists making friends. Except for a brief period of my youth, I kept away from people as much as possible. That brief period itself was the cause. Those whom I considered friends were mocking me at my back. When I learnt that I chose solitude except at the professional level. If people found me funny enough to have hearty laughs at my cost, there must be something wrong with me. That’s why I quit socialising. So it’s not the others I’m blaming; it’s myself. However, I’m not wallowing in self-pity. It’s just that I learnt that I wasn’t meant for being with people. So I chose books as my friends. But there are a few individuals whom I can call friends with whom I maintain meaningful contact. As meaningful as the relationship between Piglet and Winnie the Pooh: Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. "Pooh!" he whispered. "Yes, Piglet?" "Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted
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