I felt a strange sense of elation as soon as we entered the month of December. I have had a tough year with difficulties in training, stress of Bryan being in his final year and paucity of time to cope with it all. I have had some small successes too in doing a 4:00:43 marathon in Germany and being able to handle things well at work. The excitement of christmas round the corner is a programmed response since childhood; but, it remains so, as long as you have near and dear ones to share it with.
Russell and Lana came down from Seattle with their kids, Aysel and Rhys and so did Malcolm, after his brief voyage (I envy the guy for his 3 months on, 3 months off routine). There was this grand celebration Malcolm had, at his place for the even grander renovation he had done to their home. Besides, Russell and family, there was Ryan and family and our own "Khali", Bamoo:-) The "Glenlivet" added to the temperature of house warming, as we regaled each other with childhood jokes and golden oldies from "Lorna' songs". A delectable lunch of pork, beef and chicken was wolfed down at 4:30pm, by which time we couldn't distinguish any of the stuff we were eating:-)
As I prayed in church, over the weekend, I saw some old and lonely and single people and I felt a melancholy grip me as I realized that it is indeed depressing to have no one to share christmas season with. I was suddenly afraid of growing old and having Bryan growing big enough to marry and leave. I remembered the song that I often listened to at Russell' place when we were in college and the lyrics made me feel sad.
This is for all the lonely people
Thinkin' that life has passed them by
Don't give up until you drink from the silver cup
Ride that highway in the sky
This is for all the single people
Thinkin' life has left them dry
Don't give up until you drink from the silver cup
You'll never know until you try
'Cause, I'm on my way, yes, I'm on my way
Yeah, I'm on my way back home
This is for all the lonely people
Thinkin' that life has passed them by
Don't give up until you drink from the silver cup
She'll never take you down or give you up
You'll never know until you try
