nunoncastors

“You’re always happy, you just pretend not to be.”

That’s a pretty damning statement to come from one of your friends, accurate as it is. Though it is nice to see that not everyone is taken in by the mask of bitterness I shroud myself in, that some people are quite perceptive. God knows why I pretend to be so isolated and alone, or why I persist in viewing the world with such disdain when in truth I am the opposite. I’m a conflicted character I suppose.

Today though, the thought struck me, Christmas is a time for strengthening bonds. I’ve spent the whole period in the company of those whom I value most, doing those things that seem to mean the least. Partaking of drinks, sharing food. They’re basic, primal things but even now they mean more than is easily expressed in words. This time of year is about friendship and family, about spending time with kith and kin. It might seem simple, but it means more than you’d think.

Happy Christmas and all that bollocks.