I am having a cup of coffee. In a busy mall. Just by myself. There are a thousand things to do. A thousand deadlines to meet. Yet, I find myself within this bubble of suspended time, with a cup of coffee.
Gregarious and socially overactive by nature, I am rarely alone. I cannot recall many instances where I have been just by myself.
Mind you, I am just alone today, not lonely. Thoughts and feelings encompass me as I sit with my coffee. I wonder if many people would simply sit idle like I am right now and enjoy the company of their thoughts. And more importantly, will society allow and accept it ?
The three men sitting by my side are casting furtive glances. Maybe wondering why a lady is sitting alone in a café. ..
The lady walking by holds her kid and husband closer as if to assert that she is more secure in her love...
Young girls giggle by as they whisper secretively into each others ears...
Are they as aware of me as I am of them ? Maybe, maybe not. Yet I can feel the scornful pity as they find me alone with my cup of coffee.
But, I want to shout out, let them know that I am completely happy and thoroughly at peace as I sit alone. I am not alone...I am with Myself.
