A villian, nonetheless

Its been a while, and if I am being completely honest with myself, its been quite a while. Oh, I have a valid excuse. I was busy trying to be a better person, so I could not write for almost a year.

What?!

Did I say a year? 12 months? 365 days? Well, almost that. So, am I a better person now? No, I don't think so. I am still trying to be one, though.

However, I am happy that I was busy catching up with life. I learnt that the best way to be a better person, a better husband, a better dad or a better anyone is to be honest, more with yourself than with others.

Digressing a bit, as many of you, I'm also a big fan of 'Joker' played by Heath Ledger. While catching up with the human being that I am, I realized that I am missing a bit of 'villanism' in me, the 'message sending' kinds is what I am talking about.



I am in the mushy zone more of the time than in the 'tough'y zone,  Hey, that could be a problem for an aspiring villain, right? Not really, I did things which were hurtful, I was rude at times and I even shouted at people who loved me for no reason.

So I have done despicable things, but without a message. I am aspiring to be one who has a point, without being hurtful.

More on that later...may be.

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