Older .. still not Wiser
I'm usually a sucker for birthdays. I love doing something meaningful and special for mine and I also love making a big deal about everyone else's too. I have given myself several pats on the back on many an occasion , where I genuinely thought I saw the person on the other side impressed. That one time when my roomie almost teared up when she got a scrapbook full of her pictures with wishes written all over by each one of our classmates. That one time when my girlfriends got a surprise of their lives as they all walked into a candle lit restaurant with a whole bunch of strangers singing Happy Birthday song. I have made personalized desktop calendars, mugs , baked and cooked and have been hell-bent over finding that special gift. But lately I have lost that zeal. All because I have realized that some people are just not worth all that effort. And I too don't want anyone to bother me on MY birthdays. I want to be left alone. To my thoughts. To my minor malnouri
