“Loner” the word itself initiates a very negative thought process in the brains of the so called sociable crowd … Egocentric, Selfish, self absorbed are some of the attributes that are generally accorded to the left out crowd. Generally looked down upon the loners defy the so called plastic faced norms of the society and walk the road they choose. The author advocates the accused section in this little collection of words mainly because he belongs to the looked down lot.

Yes!! I am a loner or let’s just say I choose to walk my own road without the company of those who need to be in a group to survive. Now those people who have a problem with the existence of people like me, please quit at the end of this very line as anything I write won’t go into the thick skull that is so layered up with the hypocritical fat, but for others who are like me kindly read on…

I have always chosen to walk on alone and not belong to any group or hold alliances or allegiances to any particular entity. May be something in me had changed while I was small or may be that was the way god intended to create me , whatever it is I am grateful for being who I am .

But then being a loner makes you indifferent towards society and those idiotic glares that people generally bestow us with. A little smile and a little headshake sideways is enough to brush it all off. Speaking on a more personal terms I had never been to fit in a crowd, not that I ever tried or had a desire to do so. Probably my childhood experiences have molded me in a way that now I stand at the point of no return. This quality time with me have given me ample time to reconsider things and see them in my more dimensions. A better understanding of people around me and the worth of their feelings are not lost to me. Me, being alone for a majority of my life had made me stronger from inside and have gifted me large pools of patience and I don’t have to put up with those nonsense generally throw at us.

Yes!!! Its hard sometimes when this loneliness sometimes gets the best of a person, and those are the times those negative thoughts about the way we live our life on our terms are seriously challenged. Some times my heart do yearn to be with someone and in company of some true friends , whom I have left behind in Pune when I left for this soul sucking city with no feelings. I guess being weak during some moments is what constitutes of unpredictable behavior of human nature, that we cant escape..

All these words just lead to one logical question that I had always wanted to ask to all you normal folk out there. Is being loner something so disgusting that people have scoff and give expression of pure pity towards people who just don’t like to mingle. Why such indifference towards us?? We as human beings are entitled to the choices we make, so why pity at a choice we made. Is it fair logically and humanely? Does it not occur to you that a person who doesn’t mingle with you, may have a very good reason of doing so.. May be he gets everything that he ever desired in his own world and feels that your world has nothing more to offer... May be he is just tired to two faced politics that rages on and wants to left on his own, and its high time you people understand it !!!