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My relationship with solitude!

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Solitude ...even the thought of it runs a strange energizing sensation all over my body. The feeling you get with a thought of vacations in a monotonous mechanical life...i feel the same way when someone offers me solitude! I have been labeled and taunted thousands of times by my parents, relatives, friends because of my strong relationship with solitude...but I could never really "grow out of it". Because as much as it gives me pleasure...it is a kind of a need to me. A time alone...a time to organize my thoughts, time to sort my life, time to understand myself. A vehicle needs petrol, lubricants, water to keep the engines cool and a rest time! Like food, water, air to breathe......solitude is an essential component in my life, without which I couldn't function! From childhood, I enjoyed every bit of being alone! I never got bored of myself. A day off with a good book in my hand and cup of coffee....is what i call a perfect day! No doubt i am an introvert. And with ag...
How simple it all looked when I finally decided to ditch my beloved psychology subject for Statistics for my FYBA classes. For almost two day I consoled myself that how taking up stats is so necessary, and how "ruthlessly" giving up psychology for the same would really benefit me! Even my friends were in disbelief, 'cos we had hours of discussion on our plan to graduate in psychology.It pained (I am not exaggerating!)...but I finally told my parents what I truly wanted and wrote on my admission form opt1. Economics, opt2.Political Science, opt3.Statistics...full stop. period! On the day of admission with head all high and clear...i got a biggest shock of my life! My college wasn't offering Statistics because I hadn't opted for Mathematics in my Junior college. And not just, I had to bid goodbye to even political science! My "clear" head was all on fire in a matter of a sec. With few other unfortunate soon-to-be stats lovers like me, we ran errands ...