Episode 171 : Odds and ends

"You have always been with your parents. You never had to stay away from them. You don't know how it feels" she stated with finality.

She didn't know that I lived like a recluse in my own home, that the only times I ventured to meet my family was during meal-times and when necessary, that when required I can take care of myself. And I didn't know how to argue that.

It is a different story today.

But there is no need to argue anymore.

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It is easy to be sad. It is not easy to be happy. And that's the sad part about happiness.