Many thanks for joining me in the narration of the story last week (See ‘A Love Story’). Hope I was able to convey the mood, spirit and emotions. However, personally, I do not like that story. This ‘love-starvation’ is something that I have never been able to appreciate. While we know that someone is dependent on us for love and support, how much is it then justified never to spare even few kind words or gestures of assurance on them? You must have come across this anecdote often repeated in John Gray’s books where it is phrased as ‘begging for love’. What could be a greater embarrassment than this! We would find people always talking big words — world peace, social service, and so on; but if you see their attitude in their personal relations, it is really disturbing. In fact, today the objective of an individual seems to be only to build up one’s own ego — either by basing it on big terms and large issues, or by depriving those who deserve the love most, and to whom they have an immediate responsibility. Children are the biggest victims of this apathy. In fact, if people could be honest and sensible in their committed relationships, several could be turned away from suicides, drug abuse, extra-marital affairs.