The Common Thread

I've always believed that my closest friends are very different from me. Often, many of them are not even remotely interested in my basket of everyday activities. My idea of a nice evening is to sit at home in my PJs, cuddled in bed with my laptop. For them, it is boredom epitomized. I'm the geek and they're the cool kids. I don't like getting dolled up, but they don't step out the house without gloss, eye liner and a matching bag. And sometimes, I've wondered where the bond emerges from!


An outsider's opinion often helps put things into perspective. She was lying on the top bunk in my room, scribbling away in a little book, me on the lower bunk, clicking away online. It was then that she said it. 'You know, you're friends are just like you.'


I looked up in genuine surprise, egging her on to be a tad bit more specific. 'You guys like the same kinda music.' It was like the missing piece of the puzzle. And then the whole picture made sense. If there's one thing we all love to do, it's dance the night away to some fantastic music! Some of my best memories with my closest friends have been at a party that lasted till the wee hours of the morning.


I love microfinance, there's a friend who doesn't. I love to read, there's a friend who doesn't. I'm lazy, there's a friend who isn't. I like to chill at home, there are friends who don't! But if you put us all together in a club with our favourite music playing, there's not a single one of us who won't have the time of her life!