My Birthday Party
“Ladies & gentlemen, girls & boys, may I have your attention please!” called out my son. While the murmuring died down, my eyes gazed around the hall. I was surrounded by close family members, relatives and friends. The men & boys in tuxedoes and the lovely ladies & girls draped in beautiful saris made no less than a style statement. And then there were those who I didn’t know, but they knew me, to be precise, they knew about me. They were not a few but many and they had chosen to come in large numbers. Many of them loved me, simply adored me. There were also a few who hated me, I could clearly see that in their eyes, and they were wondering how an ordinary man could transform into extraordinary, that too in such a short time. And all of them, without exception, were waiting impatiently for my son to continue. It is indeed once in a lifetime opportunity if you are invited for a book reading by one of the largest bookstores in the country for your very first book,