"All the world is a stage and men and women mere players",I find no better quote to describe each one of us.Expectations of the society and our near and dear ones guide us to portray our roles to perfection.Few care to really see within us and fewer still, we would like to share our real self with.Perhaps it is the demand of an adult world where one cannot simply state, his/her likes and dislikes.And even if they do there is no one to really understand them.We lie to our self.Though we know well ........we can never lie to self .The nostalgic feelings erupt in all of us.However we may react differently.Some of us  preserve our silence as it is the best,not to let anyone know the true us ,for there our chances we might be misunderstood. While others may smoother it with tears and pillows and the better of the lot  may laugh and be merry We all wear a mask for the world, but within,can we ????We are all individuals hoping against all hopes,with feelings beyond control,with wants to be satiated ,with moments to be cherished and dreams to be fulfilled..This is my observation based on self.Maybe I am wrong but at present there is nothing that deters me to revert my opinion.

By Binita Jha