I’m happy. I haven’t received any of the gifts I listed on my birthday wish list. I put on a white dress, matched it with a natural smile, and went out. I am spending my birthday alone. No. Look, I am spending it with these birds in the park. I buy two bagels and share them with the pigeons. They peck at the crumbs and fluff out their feathers. I’m happy. I realise that my inner peacefulness …
