Me

Whoever said that body shaming was an exclusive female preserve? I inadvertently ventured into that territory to realise that it was my Achilles heel, for people frequently often put me down by resorting to the aforementioned practice whenever they want to puncture my enthusiasm. They have been successful so far, as they managed to demotivate me. But when they wanted to crush me, they did not know how steeled up those countless humiliations had made me.  I have b&###s of steel as my dear friends, especially Chandrasekhar PS, Anil Patrick and Venkat, a former well-wisher of mine, can bear out for me when I bizarrely got dragged into street brawls. Yes, I stood my ground and gave few of those hoodlums a run for their money.  But this, unfortunately, did rob me of my many aspirations during my crucial years. I could not pursue many things I badly wished I had. My youth was mired in self-doubt and low self-esteem.  It killed, in the bargain, the best 15 years of my life when people are trying to make the best out of their lives. I simultaneously failed and succeeded – more of the former I assume. Before people think I am slinking into a self-pitying mood, let me state that I have tried to make the best of my later years than most others. If certain people classify me as a failure, I could not care less. That I survived this, and I am ready for more is what defines me right now.            

PS:  For people who do not know me, I am one of the more scrawnier persons you would have come across, which is why some people may patronise me. But all this has caused what I have stated above.